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farmland

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Recent Examples of farmland The land will be officially purchased from The Conservation Fund in 2028, after a farmland conservation easement is secured, according to the fund’s website. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Beale is also developing a data center in Marana, a rural town northwest of Tucson, on 600 acres that includes former farmland. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026 The lifelong Republican and self-described small-town attorney has spent countless hours trying to figure out what's going on with 1,000 acres of farmland and trees that property records show were sold to a data center developer in 2024 and 2025. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 It is anchored by Rochester and the Mayo Clinic in the east and by hog farms and pork producers in the west, with farmland and countryside in between. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmland

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The family has been farming rice there since 1937 and has long managed its land as both cropland and wildlife habitat.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
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

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Sliding behind the wheel of a side-by-side utility vehicle, Shoffner takes off across the property and recounts her life story that led her away from the farm, into nonprofit work and back home when her dad got sick.

— Stephen Fowler, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Lofoten Gardsysteri is a biodynamic, organic dairy farm that aims to make the best possible use of local resources and distinct flavors.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of farm

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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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McCollum spent summers working cattle, branding steers and tending to his grandfather's ranch alongside his cousins.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
The horses panicked after a tree limb fell and hit the side of the wagon, ranch officials said on social media Saturday.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

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