: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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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.
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Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
His main opponents are former LaTurner staffer Jeff Kahrs, a veteran of both state and federal government who's self-funded more than two-thirds of the $433,000 he's raised, and rancher and feedlot owner Shawn Tiffany, a political newcomer who's raised almost $379,000.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Likewise, more than 70 percent of cattle raised on large U.S. feedlots are fed medically important antibiotics, and between 20 and 52 percent of healthy chickens get antibiotics at some time as well.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
Tiffany, 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
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Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
His main opponents are former LaTurner staffer Jeff Kahrs, a veteran of both state and federal government who's self-funded more than two-thirds of the $433,000 he's raised, and rancher and feedlot owner Shawn Tiffany, a political newcomer who's raised almost $379,000.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Likewise, more than 70 percent of cattle raised on large U.S. feedlots are fed medically important antibiotics, and between 20 and 52 percent of healthy chickens get antibiotics at some time as well.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
Tiffany, 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
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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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