acreage

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While all new plantings aren’t solely Golden Hills, the release of the variety around the 2012 accounts for much of the jump and it now makes up about half of the acreage, Vasquez said.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Through the years, state parks officials have gradually reduced acreage open to off-highway vehicles as recreation advocates and environmentalists have debated how much protection the birds need.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Analysts say the change in acreage has already been priced into futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade, as have higher fertilizer costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It’s “an old-fashioned land grab,” Bob Fryklund, S&P Global’s chief upstream energy strategist, said of the industry’s rush to acquire new acreage.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Jefferson noticed that Washington seemed “unusually reticent” about his choice, probably because Mount Vernon adjoined the site and Washington also owned considerable acreage within its borders.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis