cropland

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For that much money, one could have bought all U.S. cropland and 16 Exxon Mobils with $1 trillion in change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Counties in Pennsylvania that contain or sit close to cultivated cropland show notably higher melanoma rates than other parts of the state, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

The UN estimates 92% of housing units have been damaged or destroyed, 91% of schools will require full reconstruction or major rehabilitation, and 86% of cropland is damaged.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

When cropland is watered, it can result in “pulsing events,” where soil bacteria are reactivated and release large amounts of pollution.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

We were coming past Tarbox territory, weedy hay-land and rough cropland, seen through fallen fences.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck