cropland

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Recent Examples of cropland In the mid-1990s, the hog factory farm next door to her mother’s house began to spray manure on nearby cropland as fertilizer. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025 Groundwater protection Minnesota passed a Groundwater Protection Rule in 2019 that prohibits fall application of commercial fertilizer on 71% of cropland (approximately 1.1 million acres) in Southeastern Minnesota and over 9 million acres statewide. Minnpost, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Today, Israeli forces still surround it, and his croplands are destroyed. Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025 Some 24 million hectares of croplands had been left to their own devices. Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cropland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cropland
Noun
  • Some solutions include switching to salt-tolerant crops or enrolling in programs that pay landowners to convert farmland to wetland habitat.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Situated in a dense beachside enclave, its layout features urban and suburban spaces arrayed around farmland.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • According to camp founder Jamie Loftus, the SUV drove through a farm field before hitting the east wall of the camp building.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Tire tracks were still visible on Tuesday along the farm field where her Jeep tore through before hitting the building.
    Sara Tenenbaum, Sara Machi, Ian Lee, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Cropland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cropland. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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