arable

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James Winslade, a beef and arable farmer from Somerset, has seen more than 90% of his farm submerged in the recent rains, and said he is days away from losing his crops to rot.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 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

Harold's Park Wildland is a 509-acre nature reserve in Waltham Abbey, in Essex, but it has proved unsuccessful as arable farmland and as a Christmas tree plantation.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Every scrap of arable land had been terraced and planted with barley, bitter buckwheat, or potatoes.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer