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With society largely collapsed and the food production system destroyed by the depletion of arable land, fertile farms like Hailey’s where crops still grow are a precious gift that people would gladly kill for.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2024
The narrative seems set sometime between roughly 1750 and 1860, when the Highland Clearances extensively depopulated Scotland’s arable lands.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Cotton is a ubiquitous commodity, but cultivating the crop requires enormous amounts of water, not to mention arable land, potent fertilizer and vulnerable farm workers.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
Their entire homeland has been obliterated, including homes, schools, hospitals, places of worship, cultural monuments, treatment plants, water and waste infrastructure and arable land.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2024
The narrative seems set sometime between roughly 1750 and 1860, when the Highland Clearances extensively depopulated Scotland’s arable lands.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Cotton is a ubiquitous commodity, but cultivating the crop requires enormous amounts of water, not to mention arable land, potent fertilizer and vulnerable farm workers.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
Their entire homeland has been obliterated, including homes, schools, hospitals, places of worship, cultural monuments, treatment plants, water and waste infrastructure and arable land.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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