Arable land has soil and topography suitable for economical and practical cultivation of crops. These range from grains, grasses, and legumes to fruits and vegetables. Permanent pastures and rangelands are not considered arable. Forested land is also...

In geography, arable land (from Latin arare, to plough) is an agricultural term, meaning land that can be used for growing crops. Of the earth's 148,000,000 km² (57 million square miles) of land, approximately 31,000,000 km² (12 million...

A unique way to reduce space-stealing evaporation ponds in California--and nurture a new crop in the process--has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators. In the agricultural valleys of Central California, some evaporation ponds aren't worth keeping. Farmers who...

Total Swedish arable land area fell 1% to 2.78 million hectares in 1998, according to preliminary results, from Statistics Sweden annual June survey. The survey also showed that the bread grain area (wheat and rye) jumped 18%, while the feed grain area slipped...

Thousands of people in North Korea require immediate and continued humanitarian food aid after devastating floods last month, the U.N. World Food Program said Friday.The agency said villagers and farmers "suffered extensive losses of food stocks, livestock, and private kitchen gardens" _ all critical for...

Brazil is defending its ethanol agreement with the United States, despite efforts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to undermine the deal using his country's vast reserves of oil and natural gas.Chavez did not publicly discuss his dispute over ethanol with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula...