agribusiness
noun
ag·ri·busi·ness
ˈa-grə-ˌbiz-nəs 
-nəz
: an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities
Examples of agribusiness in a Sentence
Several large agribusinesses own most of the farms around here.
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Global warming, meanwhile, is sapping the river flows that also supply large amounts of water to agribusinesses.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
The demands from agribusinesses in the Central Valley for more water had received a friendly hearing from the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, who recognized that the valley was perhaps the only strongly Republican part of California.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
The demands from agribusinesses in the Central Valley for more water had received a friendly hearing from the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, who recognized that the valley was perhaps the only strongly Republican part of California.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agribusiness. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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