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agriculture

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher] / ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər /
NOUN
farming, crop production
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The company’s construction and forestry sales jumped 18%, helping to offset a 6.4% decline in its production and precision agriculture division.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Deere DE -1.37%decrease; down pointing triangle posted higher profit and sales in its fiscal third quarter, as continued growth in the company’s construction equipment business helped to offset ongoing weakness in its production agriculture segment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Researchers warn this growing "volatility" could make water supplies, agriculture and infrastructure harder to manage as conditions switch rapidly between extremes.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

In agriculture, fertilizers can be enclosed inside PHA beads that gradually release their contents as the plastic breaks down.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

We’d invited all the White House chefs to help us, along with Tom Vilsack, Barack’s secretary of agriculture.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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