agriculture
noun
ag·ri·cul·ture
ˈa-gri-ˌkəl-chər 
: the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products
cleared the land to use it for agriculture
Examples of agriculture in a Sentence
They cleared the land to use it for agriculture.
the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture
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Monday is agriculture day, highlighting Meeker County’s dairy industry with planned visits to Schiefelbein farm and Ahlgren Dairy, Jomas Hill Vineyard and Winery, Ru-Be Dairy and First District Association.
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The Trom’s family story, along with the story of how factory farms have reshaped US agriculture, are recounted in Trom Eayrs’s compelling new book, Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America.
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A day after his initial announcement on Jan. 30, McPherson went to Facebook to say school site administrators were able to secure a single year of funding for three agriculture elective classes on the campus.
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However, Congress expanded the scope of the tariffs considerably, extending beyond agriculture to include all sectors of the economy.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The Trom’s family story, along with the story of how factory farms have reshaped US agriculture, are recounted in Trom Eayrs’s compelling new book, Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
A day after his initial announcement on Jan. 30, McPherson went to Facebook to say school site administrators were able to secure a single year of funding for three agriculture elective classes on the campus.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
However, Congress expanded the scope of the tariffs considerably, extending beyond agriculture to include all sectors of the economy.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Agriculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agriculture. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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agriculture
noun
ag·ri·cul·ture
ˈag-ri-ˌkəl-chər
: the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock : farming
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