noun
- The practice of feeding and caring for livestock belonging to another person in exchange for payment.
Usage: chiefly British and agricultural
verb
- Present participle of 'agist': to feed and care for livestock belonging to another person for payment.
Usage: chiefly British and agricultural
Examples
- The farmer supplemented his income by agisting cattle for neighboring ranchers.
- Agisting has been a traditional practice in rural communities for centuries.
- She decided to start agisting horses on her property to earn extra revenue.
- The contract outlined the terms for agisting the sheep through the winter months.
- Local farmers often rely on agisting services during peak grazing seasons.