: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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But, after farmers and feedlot managers in northwest Kansas asked for more control over pumping limits, the Legislature passed a new law in 2012 that would allow irrigators to set limits and mandate conservation: Local Enhanced Management Areas, or LEMAs.
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Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Landfill, feedlot, and wastewater treatment operators will also be embarrassed.
—Rob Jackson, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
In 1930, Warren Monfort founded Monfort Colorado Inc., pioneering the feedlot concept in the beef industry.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
One time some of his cows got out from his feedlot up in Gunnison.
—Stephanie Rivera, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Landfill, feedlot, and wastewater treatment operators will also be embarrassed.
—Rob Jackson, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
In 1930, Warren Monfort founded Monfort Colorado Inc., pioneering the feedlot concept in the beef industry.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
One time some of his cows got out from his feedlot up in Gunnison.
—Stephanie Rivera, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feedlot. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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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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