feedlot

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for feedlot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feedlot
Noun
  • The sisters flee to the ranch to avoid arrest, taking precautionary measures to conceal themselves.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jett’s ranch, as well as two properties in Los Angeles County, were transferred to him, and Von Ferdinand also purchased another residence in Los Angeles County, allegedly with money wired from Jett’s bank account.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The 6-foot-3 left-hander has been outstanding, completing 71 of 106 passes for 772 yards and six touchdowns with one interception.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Quentin Johnson, a third-year wide receiver who had been considered a disappointment, has 150 yards and three touchdowns on just eight catches this season.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Summer is the best time to test the soil of lawns consisting of cool-season grass and pastures.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But if work on Per Geijer goes forward, Kuhmunen said there will be no other routes for the Gabna herders to take the reindeer east from the mountains in the summer to the grazing pastures full of nutrient-rich lichen in the winter.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feedlot. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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