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farmland

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Recent Examples of farmland The surrounding hillside also provides a view of nearly the entire course, a contrast from spring timber races in which horses can disappear across sprawling farmland. — Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026 The Davis City Council will decide early next month whether a housing developer’s plan to conserve local farmland meets city standards. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 At the same time, as the Burke Museum notes, the low-lying forests of nut and beech trees the birds depended on were cleared for farmland as settlement spread west. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 Listed by Wetzel and fellow Realtor Ingrid Williams for $899,000, curious travelers have been driving past the eye-catching estate for decades, admiring its unique and surprising presence among the expanses of nearby farmland. — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmland

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Supporters say shifting unproductive cropland to clean energy will help California meet its 100% renewable power goal, while farm groups warn of losing valuable agricultural land.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Overall, scientists project that, by 2050, loss of cropland from urbanization and soil degradation could reduce China’s food production capacity by up to 18 percent.

— Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

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Many bees are used at avocado farms in Queensland to pollinate the crops, so the thefts could have a knock-on effect on other food production.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
Farm Aid, the annual music festival to raise funds and awareness for American family farms, will be broadcast tonight on CNN from 7-11 pm/ET, 4-8 pm/PT.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

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Photographer, lifeguard, paparazzi Pet Mom Martha Martha’s love for animals goes beyond the farmyard.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Sep. 2026
Visitors can also hike through the salt marshes of Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, stop for coffee and pastries at Dave's Coffee, or browse the eclectic shops and gardens at Fantastic Umbrella Factory, a former 19th-century farmyard turned open-air shopping village.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

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Rancher Curtis Schroder, 57, and his son Derek lead heifers toward a transport truck on the Schroder family ranch in Walsh, Colorado on May 9, 2026.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
But even an aesthete who has traded ranch work for design can’t resist reaching for his roots.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026

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