government land
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It is a dramatic turnaround for a sector that crashed to 48,000 tonnes in 2008 in the wake of a botched government land reform programme that led to the seizure of hundreds of commercial farms.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
He wants to rapidly expand emergency shelters on unused government land “so that people living in encampments have somewhere safe to go immediately.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He also issued orders related to the development of data centres on government land, which spotlighted a role for clean energy in powering the centres.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
It used government land in the West to help finance the Union Pacific-Central Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023
He's as much right to run sheep on government land as they have to run cattle, though sheep are a plumb nuisance in a cow country.
From Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life by Parker, Frances