agriculture
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The Department of Agriculture lifted its projections for corn and soybeans coming out of South America this year, citing reports of favorable harvesting in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The last El Nino cycle in 2023-2024 brought southern Africa's worst drought in more than a century, leaving 61 million people in need of assistance, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Somehow, even if they do, there is a successive chain of Agriculture Department inspectors, including at slaughterhouses and things like that, that are going to notice a gaping wound on an animal.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
If the insect was left unchecked, the disease could cost the California wine industry $166 million annually, California Department of Food and Agriculture officials said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The Agriculture Department’s mass control program, on the other hand, cost about $3.50 per acre — the most expensive, the most damaging, and the least effective program of all.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing agriculture
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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Down on the Farm
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The United States
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