grower

Definition of growernext

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Recent Examples of grower Bruce Taylor, a third-generation Salinas, California, lettuce grower, founded Taylor Farms in 1995 and built it into a $7 billion agricultural behemoth with more than 25,000 employees and 30 processing facilities. Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Vigorous growers may need trimming several times during the season. Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 July 2026 The market will spotlight growers, prepared food companies and local social justice organizations from the New York Tristate area. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 The amount has been shrinking for two decades, and this year growers got 45% of what they are allotted. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Taylor Farms worked with other growers to standardize food-safety practices in the industry. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Members of the Purple City Genetics team teach passersby about the science and art of breeding marijuana, while providing advice to budding home growers and selling plant starts. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026 As food costs and supply chain disruptions caused prices at grocery stores to soar, the number of backyard growers and micro-farmers is rapidly taking off across the state. Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Determinate tomatoes are fast growers, reaching 3 to 4 feet tall in a bushy habit, producing fruit over 4 to 5 weeks before dying back. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grower
farmer
Noun
  • In recent years, farmers began using passenger vans with seats and seat belts for 10 or 12 workers, said Dean Okimoto, chief of operations for Nalo Farms.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • But there may be financial incentives too; a report published in 2024 by the Rural Development Agency reveals that farmers in Putumayo who changed their crops found cacao far more profitable than coca.
    Angie Acosta M, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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“Grower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grower. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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