grower

Example Sentences

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After the Gulf Citrus Growers Association shut down in 2024, its president, Wayne Simmons, a fifth-generation citrus grower, became a realtor.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Is it a steady company or a fast grower?

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

When fruit grower Ali Capper woke to news that war had broken out in Iran, she says she "felt quite sick" anticipating the repurcussions for the UK farming industry.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Joe Sinclair, president of Iowa farm retailer Quality Ag Services, said he recently sold corn seed to a grower who had projected his fields would yield 200 bushels of corn an acre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Papa had heard that a grape grower there, named Mr. Patrini, had nice places for farm workers to live.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez