grower

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Recent Examples of grower Welcomes anyone who is interested in supporting the local wineries as well as grape growers and amateur and professional wine makers. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Officials with the California Farm Bureau said the move will present challenges for the state’s growers. Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 In Sicily, the harvest has stretched into what growers describe as a hundred-day picking season across the island’s microclimates, as producers time each variety’s picking to stay ahead of the heat. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors, a major fruit and vegetable grower, have also been recalled by the business. Eva Flowe august 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 Sysco has already shifted sourcing to US growers, while consumers increasingly favor local produce. Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Federal health officials linked the outbreak to jalapeño peppers supplied by a common grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed in the United States by Coast Citrus Distributors. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 Those growers produce around 85% of cling peaches grown in the state. Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants. ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grower
farmer
Noun
  • In Bosnia, where agriculture contributes roughly 5% of annual GDP and 10% of all employment, grain farmer Slavisa Lukic stood in one of his corn fields as stalks blew limply in the breeze.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The federal disaster loans are not available to agricultural producers, farmers or ranchers, except for aquaculture enterprises, the SBA said.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Grower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grower. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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