farmland
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"Discharges seep into the water, flow into the nearby river that irrigates farmland, and end up in the fruit and vegetables on our plates."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Those who oppose it, frequently represented by the Alternative A5 Alliance campaign group, believe its impact on farmland and the broader environment will be negative.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The bottom line: It won’t be converted into housing or farmland soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Lopez was at her apartment in the prosperous farmland known as the “Raisin Capital of the World” when a reporter told her about the investigation’s findings and the timeframe for penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I drove through farmland and wooded areas of rural Georgia, rehearsing what I would say when I met this man.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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They came in small groups, some under military escort, blue and white Israeli flags fluttering from their cars as they passed Palestinian villages and farmlands.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"We have lost quite a number of farmlands with massive erosion, and the farm plants that we had planted ," said the chief of Nyakach, Seth Oluoch Agwanda, 57.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
The largest share, $235 million, will be used to rehabilitate the Delta-Mendota Canal, which carries water to farmlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 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
Despite the Proclamation of 1763, squatters moved into the Ohio Country, settling on the farmlands and hunting grounds of the Shawnee Nation.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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