He cited the significant size of the firm's sprawling ranchland, which covered 1 percent of Australia's total area and 2 percent of its agricultural land.

他给出的理由是，该公司的牧场面积过大，分别占澳大利亚总面积和农地总面积的1%和2%。

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Children of Dr. Henry Singleton, founder of Teledyne, run ranchland in New Mexico and California.

FORBES: REAL ESTATES

In the past two years, Cisco, Texas-based brothers Farris and Dan Wilks have been buying up almost 200, 000 acres in ranchland.

WSJ: From Oil, a Land Rush��WSJ Mansion

Growing soyabeans which are then exported to feed pigs in North America and Europe is by no means a sustainable activity, nor is increasing ranchland to grow more beef.

ECONOMIST: Letters