agriculture
noun
the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.
agricultural
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a word derived from
agriculture.
Example Sentences
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Further testing will be necessary to establish whether these modified defenses work effectively in whole plants and under agricultural conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
"I have weekly breakfasts, we have a tent at events like agricultural fairs," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
"All of this hit cattle markets, as a whole, negatively," said James Mitchell, an assistant professor and agricultural economist at the University of Arkansas.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
On Thursday, Arias said at a City Council meeting that the timing of the arrests was “not a coincidence” because it is harvest season in Fresno, a major agricultural hub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Millions of other agricultural workers were told to move to cities to work in factories.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
