farmland

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Recent Examples of farmland Proposed in 2021, the project aims to convert about 450 acres of farmland just outside the city limits into a large industrial complex for warehouses, hotels and restaurants. Chaewon Chung march 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026 At the time, the corridor was largely undeveloped farmland. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026 In Meade County, fiscal court members voted down a proposal to rezone more than 125 acres of farmland in October 2025, which would have made way for a data center. Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 Among the agri-influencers who create educational content and sell consultancy services is Nogaye Sene, who manages farmland for clients with little farming knowledge or for the Senegalese diaspora eager to invest back home. ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmland
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Noun
  • Farmland issues speed up bird declines The scientists found statistical correlations between accelerating decline and high fertilizer and pesticide use and the amount of cropland, Leroy said.
    Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Palestinian officials said settlers burned cars, desecrated mosques, ransacked industrial plants and destroyed cropland.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Most structures feature lush green roofs and an on-site farm provides many of the ingredients used in the restaurant.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This is possible thanks to partnerships with more than 760 food donors — local, regional and national companies, as well as farms across California — that donate food that is surplus, imperfect, discontinued or otherwise unsellable but entirely edible.
    Patty Oconnor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Now open, the Activity Yard is an all-access pass to farmyard fun featuring Tiny Town – a pint-sized kids village – hillside slide, paint-a-farm-truck, farm animals, corn bin, bubble stations and more.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Top 5 Can’t Miss Stay the night in a cozy casita at Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, a former cattle ranch.
    Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Written by Sheridan and directed by David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water centers on Texas brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner Howard (Ben Foster), whose family ranch is being threatened with foreclosure.
    Sezin Devi Keohler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026

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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmland. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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