cropland

[ krop-land ]

noun

Origin of cropland

First recorded in 1840–50; crop + land

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In Kyuerelyakh, Kirillovich and Nikolaevna lost their croplands to the fires despite their best efforts to hold back the flames, leaving them with only a few bales of hay to feed their 26 cattle through the coming winter.
Villagers in Siberia, Facing Wildfires and a Warming Climate, Battle to Protect their Homes | Alejandro de la Garza | August 26, 2021 | Time
By 2050, to feed a growing population, croplands will have to increase by 26 percent, an area the size of India, researchers estimate.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate | Jonathan Lambert | July 14, 2021 | Science News
Last November, back-to-back hurricanes pummeled millions of people across the region, destroying infrastructure and cropland, and leveling thousands of homes.
The Start of Hurricane Season Brings Anxieties to Central America, Still Reeling From Last Year's Disasters | Alejandro de la Garza | June 3, 2021 | Time
That’s been enough to convince a lot of farmers not to develop marginal croplands, but it only amounts to about 10 percent of the per-acre revenue that’s possible with high-yield practices.
How Non-Native Pheasants Protect American Biodiversity | Wes Siler | April 1, 2021 | Outside Online
By 2050, the world’s 13 million square kilometers of cropland would need to increase by 26 percent, the team found.
Clearing land to feed a growing human population will threaten thousands of species | Jonathan Lambert | December 21, 2020 | Science News

They recollect that there's 40 million acres of cropland in Canada—250 million bushels of wheat to move.
Swirling Waters | Max Rittenberg

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