Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown.

the land is almost entirely grade 1 agricultural land - the best and most fertile land. Resident Chris Gait said: "We are not against renewable energy and are all in favour of it long-term.

He also discussed the loss of other agricultural land in a county that needs to be preserved as much as possible. “Some of the most fertile land in Yancy County was along the Cane River Valley ...

LIKE something from the sci-fi epic Dune, the world's largest mining dredger is devouring Senegal's coastal farmland, ...

It gave Iowa one of the most fertile soils on the planet and enabled it to become one of the largest producers of corn, soybeans and oats in the United States over the last 160 or so years.

Acadia took its name from the garden of the gods in Greek mythology. Farming some the most fertile land in North America, Acadians never suffered from epidemics of scurvy, typhus or cholera.

The dust is flying and the cows no longer graze on the most fertile soil in Kitsap County ... The agricultural land has disappeared, and along with it appears the Ross and Minder family farm ...

“Our province is home to some of the country’s most fertile land, producing a wide variety of crops, from citrus fruit, avocados and bananas to macadamia nuts, maize and tea. We are proud that ...

"The land is no longer fertile," he said ... Africa's smallest and one of its most scenic deserts.