farmland

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Recent Examples of farmland Placer County supervisors approved a $549,655 effort to develop an agriculture resilience plan that will guide future farmland protection and farming policies. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Yet that seems to be what locals and regulars prefer tourists to think, as just beyond Montauk Highway lies lush farmland, vineyards, and remote beaches. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026 The Winfield Redevelopment Commission gave the nod to a three-year purchase agreement for farmland owned by the Sapper family. Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 Google was interested in building its newest AI data center on 827 acres of farmland just outside town. Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmland
Noun
  • Anhydrous ammonia is caustic and must be handled as a compressed gas, but given the high nitrogen content, technology was developed to store and transport so it could be injected into cropland.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Large cropland areas replace diverse habitats.
    François Leroy, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Slotkin says her office is working to protect those programs in the upcoming farm bill and broaden alliances to ensure urban growers are represented at the federal level.
    Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Agriculture is the backbone of many ASEAN economies like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, where smallholder farms of rice, maize, and oil palm provide employment and food security.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Your littlest charges will marvel at the size of the camels, tortoises and giraffes lumbering about the zoo’s meandering paths, and then eagerly pet goats and sheep in the farmyard.
    Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The 1952 novel follows the story of an unlikely farmyard friendship between a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 17 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Federal authorities have indicted a dog breeder who was secretly recorded on video shooting and killing a dog, which led to a raid on her East Texas ranch.
    J.D. Miles, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The interview was filmed in front of a live audience in a recreation of the iconic Stewart ranch-style home.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026

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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmland. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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