agribusiness

(noun)

Big business connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large scale farms, or catering to those who do.

Examples of agribusiness in the following topics:

  • The American Rally

    • Although, at first, the Department of Agriculture objected to Eleanor Roosevelt's institution of a victory garden on the White House grounds, fearing that such a movement would hurt the food industry, basic information about gardening appeared in public services booklets distributed by the Department of Agriculture, and by agribusiness corporations such as International Harvester and Beech-Nut.
  • Mobilizing a Nation

    • Although government officials initially feared this movement would hurt the food industry, basic information about gardening appeared in public services booklets distributed by the Department of Agriculture and agribusiness corporations such as International Harvester and Beech-Nut.
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