agronomy
noun
agron·o·my ə-ˈgrä-nə-mē 
: a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management
agronomic
ˌa-grə-ˈnä-mik
adjective agronomically
ˌa-grə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē
adverb agronomist
ə-ˈgrä-nə-mist
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Pro golf on so many weeks is a comfortable environment for elite athletes who have elite equipment and elite agronomy at their command. 
Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022 Chris Gaesser, 36, who returned to the farm after graduating from Iowa State University with a degree in agronomy, asked with a laugh. New York Times, 9 July 2022 But with advanced agronomy practices, golfers may be surprised as course conditions improve despite the worsening drought, Brandon Fox, the PGA director of golf for the Rose Bowl Stadium, told KABC. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2022 Still, the County has not paid attention to sectors with huge potential like agriculture and agronomy, and tourism while the current Office of Economic and Workforce Development is not supporting or even accurately measuring current efforts. Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 That's actually not different from what Norman Borlaug, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in agronomy, kickstarted with the Green Revolution. Heather Wishart-smith, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Digital agronomy can boost environmental sustainability as well, because farmers use 70% of the world’s freshwater supplies and a third of production is lost or wasted. Robert B. Zoellick, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 There has never been as much data in the field of agronomy as there is now. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 Like many kidnapping victims, her son, an agronomy student, was beaten during his ordeal. Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021 See More
Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022 Chris Gaesser, 36, who returned to the farm after graduating from Iowa State University with a degree in agronomy, asked with a laugh. New York Times, 9 July 2022 But with advanced agronomy practices, golfers may be surprised as course conditions improve despite the worsening drought, Brandon Fox, the PGA director of golf for the Rose Bowl Stadium, told KABC. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2022 Still, the County has not paid attention to sectors with huge potential like agriculture and agronomy, and tourism while the current Office of Economic and Workforce Development is not supporting or even accurately measuring current efforts. Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 That's actually not different from what Norman Borlaug, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in agronomy, kickstarted with the Green Revolution. Heather Wishart-smith, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Digital agronomy can boost environmental sustainability as well, because farmers use 70% of the world’s freshwater supplies and a third of production is lost or wasted. Robert B. Zoellick, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 There has never been as much data in the field of agronomy as there is now. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 Like many kidnapping victims, her son, an agronomy student, was beaten during his ordeal. Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from French agronomie, from agro- + -nomie -nomy
First Known Use
1796, in the meaning defined above
agronomists
noun
as in farmers
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it went from being a simple soybean farmer to an agronomist specializing in soil management Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- farmers
- growers
- cultivators
- agriculturists
- agriculturalists
- planters
- tillers
- farmhands
- harvesters
- plowmen
- croppers
- gleaners
- reapers
- sharecroppers
- ranchers
- homesteaders
- tenant farmers
- campesinos
- yeomen
- field hands
- subsistence farmers
- ranchmen
- gentlemen farmers
- crofters
- grangers
- workfolks
- nesters
- rancheros
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonfarmers