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Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Agriculture, USDA | 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 | |
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agriculture | the class of people engaged in growing food | |
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farming, agriculture, husbandry | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
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agriculture, agribusiness, factory farm | a large-scale farming enterprise |