fallow

Example Sentences

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In France alone, about 300,000 hectares of land once used for cereal farming has been left fallow or abandoned since 2022, he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

An artist who has been taking giant sculptures to Glastonbury Festival for decades is using the fallow year to hold an exhibition of his work.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

But that does not account for fluctuations in the market; if there was a slump after year 10 or a sudden boom after a fallow period, it would skew your results.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

As part of the water-saving efforts, farmers in California’s Imperial Valley are temporarily leaving some hay fields parched and fallow in exchange for cash payments.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

It also meant that no peasant had all of his land in the fallow field, which would have resulted in starvation every third year.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz