crops

Example Sentences

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Crops needed to stave off starvation have been decimated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Crops in West Africa have been particularly affected by unusually dry weather in recent years.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

Crops vary in their vulnerability to different threats, so if one plant does poorly, a diverse farm could fall back on others to produce food, said Osatuke.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

Crops that could be fallowed during dry spells, leaving more water for the environment, were supplanted by almond and pistachio orchards, which require water in wet years and dry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Crops in the ground were harvested as they ripened.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston