That could push down farmland values by half, a recipe for ruin for those who have borrowed against the value of their property.

这可能导致农地价格下跌一半，对于那些先前以其物业原价抵押贷款的人们来说，这无疑将是毁灭性的打击。

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Agricultural chemicals, pesticides, and fertilizers are contaminating our environment, poisoning our precious water supplies, and destroying the value of fertile farmland.

农业化学品、农药、肥料污染了我们的环境，毒化了我们宝贵的饮用水供应，并摧毁了价值肥沃的农田。

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Figures compiled by estate agent Knight Frank suggest that while the FTSE 100 index is still below its level at the start of 2000, the index of farmland prices has almost trebled in value.

来自Knight Frank房地产代理的数据表明尽管富时100指数仍然低于2000年初的水平，耕地价格指数价值几乎增长为3倍。

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Since the Department of Agriculture first conducted a census in 1850, the value of farmland has risen at an annual rate of 3.4%.

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