arable
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Livestock farmers would be "hammered" by the price rise, Williamson added, as they bought fertiliser as and when they needed it, not in advance like arable farmers.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Just four percent of arable land is farmed in Congo-Brazzaville, which is largely covered in forest.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
Irma was one of Chávez’s direct beneficiaries; she received a parcel of arable land which she cultivated with her brother.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
Dr Helen Geake, Norfolk finds liaison officer, said the area may be the highest for finds due to being rich with arable fields, historically well-populated and good for collaboration between detectorists and archaeologists.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Competition for grazing land among tribes of herdsmen or for arable soil among farming communities?
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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