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agriculture

a gri kuhl cher

  • n  a large-scale farming enterprise
  • n  the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  • n  the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
  • n  the class of people engaged in growing food

  • The American Farm Bureau Federation has long waged a gallantand losingwar against heavy-handed Government controls on agriculture.
  • Adding another former rival to his administration, Barack Obama has nominated former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack to be the next secretary of agriculture.
  • AGRICULTURE Prospect: Foot-Dragging "There has been more change in agriculture within the lifetime of men now living than in the previous 2,000 years," said.
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  • Ann M Veneman in Business Mirror
    Global commitments on food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture are part of a wider agenda that will help address the critical issues raised in this report,Unicef Executive Director Ann Veneman said.
  • Andrew Halcro in Corpus Christi Caller Times
    She did such a great job with the glittering generalities and filling the room with her presence that people didn't care what she said about agriculture,Halcro said. "Palin's a master at spending 45 seconds telling you what color the sky...
  • Rick Perry in ABC News
    The EPA's misguided plan paints a big target on the backs of Texas agriculture and energy producers and the hundreds of thousands of Texans they employ,Gov. Rick Perry said. "This legal action is being taken to protect the Texas economy...

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