Recent Examples on the WebBut environmental benefits accrue only if existing cropland is converted to oil palms.—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 This shift has improved soil health, cut cropland erosion and advanced the ability of soil to act as a crucial carbon sink.—Magi Richani, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 From California’s Central Valley to the croplands of Iran, groundwater depletion has accelerated over the last four decades across the world’s arid food-producing regions.—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 In their model, going from no organic fields at all to 5% of cropland being organic was associated with a 9% hike in insecticide use in Kern County.—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Minnesota’s buffer law was a step in the right direction by requiring a distance between cropland and waterways or bodies of water.—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024 The declines were most notable in dry regions with extensive cropland, said researchers whose work was published Wednesday in the journal Nature.—Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024 The pumps can supply water throughout the daylight hours, extending their croplands into deserts, ending their reliance on unpredictable rains, and sometimes replacing existing costly-to-operate diesel or grid-powered pumps.—Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024 The indictment states that Kilgore received the loan and told the agency in July 1996 that his cropland consisted of 145 acres of grass.—arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2024
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