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agriculture

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher] / ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər /
NOUN
farming, crop production
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Devgan-Kacker pointed to Ventura County’s agriculture industry, saying it depends on a stable workforce and that broad deportation of nonviolent residents is not a substitute for comprehensive reform of the immigration system.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But the country's forests are still threatened by agriculture, which remains the largest driver of forest loss to make room for soy fields and cattle ranches.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

About 67,000 people work in agriculture in Scotland, according to the Scottish Agricultural Census.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Monsanto revolutionized American agriculture by developing the powerful herbicide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Thus, agriculture could arise in the Fertile Crescent from domestication of locally available wild plants, without having to wait for the arrival of crops derived from wild plants domesticated elsewhere.

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




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