farmland
noun
farm·land
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Definition of farmland
: land used or suitable for farming
Examples of farmland in a Sentence
50 acres of rich farmland
Recent Examples on the Web
The board also has received letters from advocates who want to see a permanent source of funding for a program to encourage farmland preservation that supervisors launched but haven’t yet found money for. — Thy Vo, The Mercury News, "Santa Clara supervisors to consider 5/8-cent sales tax increase to continue county expansion," 17 Aug. 2019 In the summer of 1969 nearly half a million people gathered in a remote farmland area in upstate New York for a concert. — Nina Zafar, Washington Post, "Tuesday’s best TV: ‘Flipping Exes’ premieres on Bravo," 5 Aug. 2019 True, scientists debate just how high the seas can rise and how quickly (see Briefing) and politicians and economists are at odds over how best to deal with the consequences—flooding, erosion, the poisoning of farmland by brine. — The Economist, "One way or another the deluge is coming," 15 Aug. 2019 An estimated 400,000 people showed up for the original festival on upstate New York farmland Aug. 15-18, 1969. — Washington Post, "Groovy: Woodstock fans flock to concert site for anniversary," 15 Aug. 2019 And then there is South Russell Park at 1000 Bell Road, located on 110 acres of an old farmland acquired in 2006 and now featuring a pavilion, a playground and much better parking. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "South Russell Village proceeds with Veterans’ Memorial plans," 13 Aug. 2019 North American farmland has lost about half of its natural endowment of soil carbon. — David R. Montgomery, The Conversation, "Restoring soil can help address climate change," 13 Aug. 2019 Extreme heat withers crops, fiercer rainstorms degrade fields, and rising seas erode farmland. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "New IPCC Report Shows How Our Abuse of Land Drives Climate Change," 8 Aug. 2019 Cover crops help fix nitrogen in the soil, and have been used for centuries to add nutrients to farmland. — CBS News, "Climate change is creating a hungrier, pricier future, UN warns," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farmland.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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farmland
noun
English Language Learners Definition of farmland
: land used or suitable for farming
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