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agricultural agent

American  

noun

  1. county agent.


Etymology

Origin of agricultural agent

1945–50;

Example Sentences

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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

In addition to the use of gypsum in cement-making, the mineral finds application as an agricultural agent in dressing land, and it has also been used in the manufacture of porcelain and glass.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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