arable
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We call the deep, folded valleys of West Dorset “coombes,” a topography often too steep for tractors; too awkward to be given over to large-scale arable farming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Andrew Williamson, who farms 900 acres of arable land near Bridgnorth in Shropshire, said he was concerned for next year's crop in the face of current "very expensive prices".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
James Winslade, a beef and arable farmer from Somerset, has seen more than 90% of his farm submerged in the recent rains, and said he is days away from losing his crops to rot.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Just four percent of arable land is farmed in Congo-Brazzaville, which is largely covered in forest.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
It was not lawn, nor pasture, nor mead, nor woodland, nor lea, nor arable, nor waste land.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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