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Recent Examples of croplandIn Mongolia’s eastern steppes, an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is helping farmers revive more than 11,000 hectares of cropland through no-till farming and intercropping—restoring productivity while protecting ecosystems.—Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025 The rest of the property is a mix cropland and woods, with around 93 tillable acres.—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025 The program planted over one million trees in 2024, produced 100,000 tons of organic compost to fertilize cropland and generated carbon credits that have created a new revenue stream for farmers.—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Most such bogs have been drained for cropland, and several European governments are wondering whether to revive them, Politico reported.—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cropland
In areas surrounding the city’s textile clusters, wastewater from dyeing units flows through open drains that cut across farmland and residential neighborhoods.
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Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
The administration says the project is necessary to protect water deliveries for 27 million Californians and roughly 750,000 acres of farmland while improving reliability during earthquakes and extreme storm systems.
In a dystopian world where citizens wear white overalls and are gripped by fear of foxes, struggling couple Jude and Sam are visited by young foxfinder, William, sent by the state to inspect their farm.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
Born in Iowa, Porter often connects her politics to her family’s financial struggles after losing their farm during the 1980s farm crisis.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026