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agronomist

[uh-gron-uh-mist] / əˈgrɒn ə mɪst /
NOUN
agriculturist
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“It can get quite expensive,” said Moynihan, the Detroit Golf Club agronomist, of repairs from improper chemical usage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

For years, he’s relied on an agronomist — a scientist who helps optimize crop production and soil management — who comes around in December to test the soil on each field of his farm.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

As an agronomist, Eastough advises farmers on their crops and this year, she's urging them to bait as soon as possible after planting the seeds.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

The first steps, at least, are already underway for the 44-year-old agronomist, who was awarded this year's prestigious Africa Food Prize for her research on yams and cassava, both major food staples in Africa.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

After the agronomist had left, they also ate the imported cows and all the brood hens.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

In exchange for uprooting their coca plants, farmers would also get technical support, including from agronomists, and advice on soil management.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Farmers who need advice on how best to grow their crops can have natural-language conversations with AI agents preloaded with research and advice from scientific literature and a community of professional agronomists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

In a short span, the Rovaris clan accumulated vast wealth as agronomists figured out how to successfully grow soy in the hostile tropical climate.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

Where resources are stretched too thin or disasters become too frequent, some agronomists believe it is no longer wise to grow some crops in the areas that they have been previously grown.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2022

On Wednesday a group of engineers, agronomists, hydrologists, topographers, and surveyors arrived who for several weeks explored the places where Mr. Herbert had hunted his butterflies.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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