farm belt
Americannoun
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an area or region noted principally for farming.
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(initial capital letters) the central states of the midwestern U.S., in which agriculture is significant.
Example Sentences
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Downpours or drought, California’s farm belt will need to tighten up in the next two decades and grow fewer crops.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2023
The pollution gets worse in November, exacerbated by the burning of crop stubble in Punjab and Haryana states, part of the farm belt that borders New Delhi.
From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2022
House district in the Central Valley farm belt that produced the closest congressional contest in the state this year.
From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2022
In the district in the Central Valley’s farm belt, Democrats enjoy a 17 percentage point registration edge.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022
And all the southern Michigan farm belt was timbered, and around here.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
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