farmland

The abandonment of rural farmland has contributed to unmanaged forest growth, creating a large buildup of vegetation that fuels the intense fires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Colorado River provides water for about 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland, from the Rocky Mountains to Southern California and northern Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

They described how it drove into "surrounding farmland where it had collided with fences and walls".

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Kazaryan planted his orchard in 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union when farmland was distributed to private owners.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

In fact, in proportion to its available area of farmland, Japan is the most densely populated major society in the world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The Central Arizona Irrigation and Drainage District provides water to farmlands in Pinal County, where growers are dealing with water cutbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

In addition to these are wildfires that break out naturally because of dry conditions in forests and farmlands.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

Water running off farmlands flows into the saline lake, and less water would shrink the lake faster, affecting wildlife and nearby communities where windblown dust brings high asthma rates and other health problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

"The population is increasing, and people are moving closer to the border, as we have farmlands there," said 42-year-old farmer Dudu Mia.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

The first part of the answer had been sitting under his nose since his childhood in the farmlands of Shrewsbury and Hereford; Darwin had merely traveled eight thousand miles around the globe to rediscover it.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee