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ag·ri·cul·ture
/ ˈagriˌkəlchər/
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n.
the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food and other products.
DERIVATIVES:
ag·ri·cul·tur·ist
/ -rist/ n.
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AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY MERRIGAN ANNOUNCES $49 MILLION IN GRANTS UNDER SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following press release: Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today...projects that support local and rural agriculture interests, increase the competitiveness...
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Is agriculture way of life" or a business? (Farm Bill Choices 02).
Magazine article from: Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues; 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...language of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), those family farm businesses...an answer to the question: "Is agriculture a way of life or a business?" This question cuts to the heart of agriculture and to agricultural policy. In...
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Civic Agriculture: Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community
Magazine article from: Rural Sociology; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Civic Agriculture: Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community...58465-414-7. The relocalization of agriculture is a growing concern among activists...have adopted the phrase "sustainable agriculture," while still others find the residual...
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Agriculture Accounts for 10 Percent of Oklahoma Economy, Study Finds.(Originated from Tulsa World, Okla.)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 5/10/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...OKLAHOMA CITY--May 11--Oklahoma's agriculture business accounts for about 10 percent...Monday by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. The six-month, $14,000 study...Keating's repeated contention that agriculture is the economic sector most important...
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Agriculture - the prime and not peripheral sector.
Magazine article from: Economic Review; 12/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; Agriculture dates back to centuries ago when during...to highlight the characteristics of agriculture sector, its growth rate and reasons...suggestions. Pakistan is basically an agriculture oriented country because it is the largest...
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Agriculture teachers discuss mandate at Fort Detrick, Md., convention.
Newspaper article from: Frederick News-Post (Frederick, MD); 7/18/2005; 700+ words
; ...Laurie Savage Jul. 18--FREDERICK -- Agriculture teachers greatly impact the future of the agriculture industry and the success of this country...delivered the keynote at the Maryland Agriculture Teachers Association summer conference...
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Sustainable agriculture and conservation tillage: managing the contradictions.
Magazine article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology; 5/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...historical context, conventional agriculture has come under considerable criticism...rural sociology, sustainable agriculture is often understood as a "competing...which challenges conventional agriculture on environmental, economic and...
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`Agriculture is good business'
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Sennyah New Straits Times 07-15-2007 `Agriculture is good business' Byline: Patrick...Sunday interview Type: Interview AGRICULTURE and Agro-based Industry Minister Tan...the RM9 million campaign to promote agriculture. Q: What is the objective of this...
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Agriculture boost needs massive re-orientation
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/13/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...ABAS New Straits Times 03-13-2005 Agriculture boost needs massive re-orientation...The Sunday interview Type: Interview AGRICULTURE and Agro-based Industries Minister...Muhyiddin Yassin says the perception of agriculture as "unglamorous" means he has to fight...
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Agriculture On Agenda Ahead of Canadian Election.
News Wire article from: Resource News International; 1/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...expressed their support for the country's agriculture sector. While there is a consensus...pledged some form of monetary support for agriculture, although their methods differ. The...Trade Organization (WTO) in regards to agriculture is unlikely to change drastically...
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Agriculture
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
AGRICULTURE Agriculture is that sector of an economy concerned with the production of food...Although it is often difficult to define the sectoral boundaries of agriculture with precision, agriculture is critical to the process of economic...
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Sustainable Agriculture
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. From a technological and economic standpoint, agriculture today represents one of the success stories of the modern era. Despite an ever increasing global population, and a corresponding gradual...
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FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
FAO (FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS) FAO (FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations traces its origin to the foundation of the International...
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Agriculture and War
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Agriculture and War. War and agriculture have often been intertwined during the nation's history...certain foodstuffs such as tea. During the Revolutionary War , agriculture helped to feed the American forces, and in the Continental...
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Agriculture, Department of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF. In 1796 George Washington recommended creating a national board of agriculture to disseminate information on agricultural practices and award...
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