Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Land suitable or used for farming.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a rural area where farming is practiced; land actually under cultivation or capable of supporting crops.
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- noun
Land which issuitable forfarming andagricultural production .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
- noun a rural area where farming is practiced
Etymologies
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Examples
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But so much of U.S. farmland is already in production that some acres might have to be cannibalized from other crops, potentially tightening supplies of other commodities.
Crop Shocker Ripples Through Markets Scott Kilman 2010
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That should be coupled with an end to tax breaks on suburban land that is called "farmland" but is mostly a tax dodge for people who earn only a tiny fraction of their income from farming.
The Wrong Tax for Japan Richard Katz 2011
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Think of how much quality farmland is lost to organic farming.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Anti-Industrial Revolution 2010
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Across the country, the rural areas the Amish inhabit are rapidly becoming exurbs, and what was once farmland is being sold to make way for subdivisions and Wal-Marts -- making raw land, even when it is available, prohibitively expensive.
Boing Boing 2009
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So it seems like a better approach would be to focus on how much usable farmland is taken up by inefficient meat-raising rather than to argue against meat-raising anywhere and everywhere.
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South of Baghdad, Iraqi villagers and soldiers unearthed at least 13 bodies from a shallow, dusty grave in farmland on the outskirts of Latifiyah, a mostly Sunni town that also has some Shiite residents.
Gunmen kill 3 U.S. troops, truck blast kills 18 others in Iraq 2008
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Flooding of farmland is a huge tragedy for farmers, and something that will affect everyone who eats, essentially.
Archive 2008-06-01 Nupur 2008
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The abundance of fish, fruit and fertile farmland is reflected in the expansive lifestyle of the people.
Tehuana Mamas Cook Up Magic: Food and Fiestas in the Isthmus 2006
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I always enjoy the ride out that way because the farmland is so beautiful and with the sun hanging low … It was gorgeuos.
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The abundance of fish, fruit and fertile farmland is reflected in the expansive lifestyle of the people.
Tehuana Mamas Cook Up Magic: Food and Fiestas in the Isthmus 2006
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