Buying farmland on the edge of big cities would have been an even better play.
Lankford grew up in farmland Nebraska, where his father was a biochemist and his mother taught music.
Waves of debris flowed like lava across farmland, pushing boats, houses and trailers in their paths.
Millions of acres of fertile farmland has been flooded, livelihoods ruined, crops destroyed, and homes lost.
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Another disadvantage of organic farming is that the diminished yields are wasteful of water and farmland.
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For mile after mile, expropriated farmland seems empty of cattle or infested with weeds.
More than 90% of farmland in those areas is devoted to dairy and livestock production.
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Environmentalists were demanding that 10% of farmland should be secured for wildlife through subsidies.
And high-rolling Texans have long been active in the ranch and farmland scene too.
She was demonstrating against the development of a rubber plantation on farmland in eastern Kratie province.
There will be one more crop of rapeseed on the farmland before planting begins in September.
Occasional stretches of farmland could now be glimpsed among acres of decaying industrial parks.
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Large stretches of road and railway, and hundreds of hectares of farmland, have also been destroyed.
One was a gold and silver fund that advertised connections to Russian farmland investments.
But buying farmland is, obviously, much more difficult than buying a share of stock.
Nearly 10 million acres of Sudanese farmland have been sold to foreign buyers between 2004-09.
High-net-worth individuals like George Soros and Ted Turner are buying farmland in Argentina, for example.
Farmland in Herefordshire run by a charity is "failing" its intended recipients, according to an ex-soldier.
The main threats to Africa's birds are habitat clearance and the encroachment of farmland, scientists say.
To feed those extra people would take farmland the size of Brazil, the argument goes.
The local government profits handsomely from taking farmland and selling it on for building.
In May 1602 he bought well over 100 acres of farmland in Old Stratford.
The park includes a 17th Century manor house and 460 acres of parkland, woodland and farmland.
When your living depends on the fertility of your farmland, the climate is vitally important.
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The fertility of the farmland and the abundance of raw materials increase its attraction.
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It will also push up the price of farmland, whether to grow crops for food or fuel.
Monsoon rains are crucial for the farm sector as more than 60% of India's farmland is rainfed.
Farmland, itself, is another very compelling way to capitalize on the coming bull market in agricultural commodities.
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