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agriculture

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher] / ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər /
NOUN
farming, crop production
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“I think a lot of the problem is that ag relationships are based on trust, and agriculture borrowers tend to work with banks for multiple generations,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

That villa has been leased since 2002 by Anton Refalo, who has served in this government as the minister for agriculture.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

The number of imports from the US has grown in recent years, with 550,000 cattle imported in 2025, according to Canada's agriculture department.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Beijing has retaliated against the U.S. with sharply reduced imports of American agriculture goods.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead, what cries out for explanation is the failure of food production to appear, until modern times, in some ecologically very suitable areas that are among the world’s richest centers of agriculture and herding today.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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