government land

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It is a dramatic turnaround for a sector that crashed to 48,000 tonnes in 2008 in the wake of a botched government land reform programme that led to the seizure of hundreds of commercial farms.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He wants to rapidly expand emergency shelters on unused government land “so that people living in encampments have somewhere safe to go immediately.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"In the meantime, the government has started looking for alternative government land to resettle the villagers," he added.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

Sometimes modified trees are recorded by tribes and government land managers as archaeological sites.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Having purchased six hundred acres of government land, in a gentle valley within the present Ripon township, in Fond du Lac county, nineteen pioneers, led by Chase, made their way thither in May.

From Stories of the Badger State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold