: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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Previous research has shown that seaweed helps cut methane emissions in feedlot cattle and dairy cows.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
The imports are primarily feeder cattle destined for U.S. feedlots.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The water has been used to irrigate a wide variety of crops, including nuts, fruits, tomatoes, cotton and cattle-feed crops to supply dairies and feedlots.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
For example, a feedlot manager could hold off on cleaning big manure piles, which kicks up ammonia, or change their pen cleaning schedules until the storm passes, Collett said.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
The imports are primarily feeder cattle destined for U.S. feedlots.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The water has been used to irrigate a wide variety of crops, including nuts, fruits, tomatoes, cotton and cattle-feed crops to supply dairies and feedlots.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
For example, a feedlot manager could hold off on cleaning big manure piles, which kicks up ammonia, or change their pen cleaning schedules until the storm passes, Collett said.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feedlot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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feedlot
noun
feed·lot
ˈfēd-ˌlät 
: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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