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agricultural agent

American  

noun

  1. county agent.


Etymology

Origin of agricultural agent

1945–50;

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His father was a county agricultural agent for Maverick County, and his mother was an elementary school teacher.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2022

He said he had received a text message from an agricultural agent advising him to find a new milk processor on Sunday morning.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2019

Instead of becoming a teacher, he returned to the EJE Ranch, where his father, Mick, a longtime agricultural agent, had already begun the process of transforming the former wheat farm into a cattle operation.

From Washington Times Aug. 23, 2015

A 1915 photograph, “Clearing Land for Medford Grange Hall, Labor Day,” attests to Mr. Fullerton’s inventiveness as an agricultural agent.

From New York Times May 3, 2013

A county agricultural agent was employed, and local community clubs were organized in different parts of the county, which held meetings attended by the farmers and their families, and by businessmen from the city.

From Community Civics and Rural Life by Dunn, Arthur William

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