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cropland

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as in farmland

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Recent Examples of cropland Anhydrous ammonia is caustic and must be handled as a compressed gas, but given the high nitrogen content, technology was developed to store and transport so it could be injected into cropland. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026 The scientists found statistical correlations between accelerating decline and high fertilizer and pesticide use and the amount of cropland, Leroy said. — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026 Research from the World Resources Institute estimates that croplands accounted for nearly 5% of global net greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026 In Mongolia’s eastern steppes, an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is helping farmers revive more than 11,000 hectares of cropland through no-till farming and intercropping—restoring productivity while protecting ecosystems. — Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cropland

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The Sacramento River Basin supports approximately 30 million Californians and 4 million acres of farmland across the state.

— Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 2 July 2026
To that end, the firm drew inspiration from the shapes of farmland structures and conceived a cluster of interconnected buildings that flow from one to another with a series of hallways.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

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The only things keeping Kaskaskia from transforming into a complete ghost town are the richness of the land, too alluring not to farm, and the church.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The program takes students to the more than 130-year-old Nicolaus Dairy farm in Elk Grove and teaches them about food production.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

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