farmland

[ fahrm-land ]

/ ˈfɑrmˌlænd /

land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated: to protect valuable farmland from erosion.

Origin of farmland

First recorded in 1630–40; farm + land

No lasting jobs, no cheaper gas, and a chance to kill off one-fourth of U.S. farmland and maybe the planet.

The Pipeline From Hell: There’s No Good Reason to Build Keystone XL |Jack Holmes |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 1934 crops had failed on more than six million acres of Texas farmland.

‘The Harness Maker’s Dream:’ The Unlikely Ranch King of Texas |Nick Kotz |September 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These counties have inner-ring and outer-ring suburbs, still further out exurbs, and even a few patches of farmland.

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It thus falls to IS to provide drinking water and irrigation to massive areas of farmland.

The ISIS Caliphate’s Frightening First Month |Charlie Winter |July 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

One needs to have cash on hand to buy a Manhattan office building, Brazilian bonds, or even Iowa farmland —and lots of it.

Stock Market America and the Rest of Us |Lloyd Green |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Of the total land surface of the state 82% was in 1900 included in farms and 68% of the farmland was improved.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 |Various
Such a machine would clear tens of acres in a day and night, turning jungle into farmland ready for terrestrial crops.

The Pirates of Ersatz |Murray Leinster
I suppose the estate was poor "farmland" already when the first crops were being raised in New England.

The Iron Ration |George Abel Schreiner
I have traveled through miles of this farmland in France, and its beauty was a splendid poem of what God had helped man to do.

Ways of War and Peace |Delia Austrian
We export over 20 percent of our industrial production, and 40 percent of our farmland produces for export.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various

farmland

/ (ˈfɑːmˌlænd) /

land used or suitable for farming