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Originally Posted by ssdb
A farm requires constant tending otherwise it becomes grass land or a forest, so there is an argument that a farm today is not the same farm next year.
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And, at least in the UK (probably other countries as well), if a landowner does not actively protect their property rights, they can in fact lose their property.
If you own a field as part of your farm, but do nothing with it, and people from the nearby village use it as they wish continuously for 25 years (without your consent), your field will become public land.
If a single individual uses your land for their own benefit, and takes action to prevent others using it, then in time they can apply to have the land legally transferred to them.