: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
Examples of feedlot in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebTiffany, who co-owns four feedlots in the state, could also try and run to Schmidt’s right.—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024 By doing this, Our Home Place aims to cut out the need for industrial feedlots, allowing farmers to sustain their animals on their own land.—Keith Pandolfi, Saveur, 15 May 2024 Nothing would shrink the American appetite for meat more quickly than if more people could visit feedlots, or kill floors in a slaughterhouse.—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 Ranchers who kept their cattle concentrated in feedlots and dairy farms may be less affected, Miller anticipated.—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024 Although the Panhandle has more than 85% of the state’s herd, most are in feedlots and dairies that were not damaged.—Sean Murphy, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024 Vast cattle feedlots, chickens crowded in cages and heavy use of chemicals have come under criticism from environmental advocates and consumers.—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 According to a government report released in September, officials have inspected 500,000 cattle at livestock sales, dairy farms, feedlots, and ranches in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Florida since 2016 for evidence of vampire bat wounds.—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023 Buckeye was founded as an agricultural colony in the late nineteenth century, and the portion of the city nearest the Gila River is still dominated by feedlots and cotton farms.—Kyle Paoletta, The New Republic, 30 Oct. 2023
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