Recent Examples on the WebAs the region dried up, saltwater intrusion from rising sea levels devastated their cropland, which increased food insecurity and exacted a toll on the economic health of the region. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 When a wind prospecting outfit first approached Sherman County residents in 2001 about leasing out portions of their cropland to a wind farm operator, the McCulloughs were immediately intrigued.The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Researchers have estimated that the drought last year caused California’s agriculture industry to shrink by about 8,700 jobs and shoulder $1.2 billion in direct costs as water cutbacks forced growers to leave cropland dry. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 Some 95 percent of the state’s cropland acreage has minimal moisture in the topsoil. Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 17 July 2022 Together, these companies have pledged that at least 70 million acres, or roughly 18 percent of the nation’s total cropland, an area about the size of Nevada, will be operated using regenerative agriculture techniques by 2030.New York Times, 9 July 2022 Partnerships and family corporations own most of the remaining private land with non-family corporations holding only 3.1 million acres of cropland and 6.4 million acres of pastureland (see graph below). Steven Savage, Forbes, 19 July 2022 There is the plan for the Lakeside development to eventually rely on a new wastewater plant, one that will use a controversial technology that involves spraying treated wastewater on cropland. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2022 After a couple weeks of decomposition, the carcasses are converted into a material that can be spread on cropland to help fertilize crops.CBS News, 7 Apr. 2022 See More