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Recent Examples of feedlot
Unlike industrial feedlots—where thousands of cattle are confined to small spaces—the Koufs use rotational grazing, allowing livestock to naturally fertilize the land while maintaining healthy pastures.
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Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Many ranchers and feedlot operators are transparent about their practices, providing consumers with the information needed to make informed choices.
—Arturo MacIas Franco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
One time some of his cows got out from his feedlot up in Gunnison.
—Stephanie Rivera, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Previous research has shown that seaweed helps cut methane emissions in feedlot cattle and dairy cows.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Many ranchers and feedlot operators are transparent about their practices, providing consumers with the information needed to make informed choices.
—Arturo MacIas Franco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
One time some of his cows got out from his feedlot up in Gunnison.
—Stephanie Rivera, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Previous research has shown that seaweed helps cut methane emissions in feedlot cattle and dairy cows.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feedlot
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In addition, both had childhood experiences at their grandparents’ hobby farms: Schneider’s grandfather had a horse ranch and vegetable farm in Michigan, and Alem’s grandmother grew corn, tomatoes and cucumbers in Louisiana.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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The pair became a Hollywood power couple and tied the knot in 1988 during a top-secret ceremony at Reynolds' ranch in Jupiter, Fla., which was documented by PEOPLE.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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All that remains of the stockyards is its gate, which includes a sculpted version of a prize-winning steer.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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The steep bluffs between downtown (which was spreading south from the river) and the West Bottoms, where the train station stockyards and other industries were located, presented a very vertical obstacle.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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Because of how tough the animals are, hunters typically have to be close — within 50 yards and sometimes 10 yards — to make a clean shot.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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Afterward, Loncar said the owlets’ mother roamed the yard, hooting, in hopes of finding her babies.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Located about an hour south of Hartsfield-Jackson, the 3,800-acre property—filled with pecan groves, pastures, forests, and lakes—is rooted in Visconti di Modrone’s family history.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Now at the helm of the business with a net worth of $7.3 billion, Snyder is expanding In-N-Out into new pastures and wants her family to benefit from the change too.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 July 2025
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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feedlot. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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