The government has put a freeze on development of agricultural land to ensure that our farms are not all lost to urban spread.

Developing the field of irrigation and the development of agricultural lands.

This protection is strict and urban development of agricultural land is only allowed if no reasonable alternative exists.

He supervised the development of agricultural land from Salt Spring Island to Comox.

Development of agricultural land prompted approval of a 95 kilometre extension further south from Baralaba along the Dawson Valley in 1922.

The 'rationale for some of the more rigid land constraints which flow from national policies' also needs review, particularly the planning presumption against development of agricultural land.

The rugged terrain of East Tennessee hampered the development of agricultural land in the region, and delayed the development of roads and railways, while obstructions in the Tennessee River below Chattanooga hampered the development of water transportation, making it difficult for East Tennesseans to bring any products to markets.