John Phipps: Is the U.S. running out of farmland?
Story Date: 5/13/2022

 

Source: AGWEB, 5/10/22

Paul Butler raises a good question about farmland accounting in a previous commentary: “The only question I have is the 900 million acres of farmland. I come up with about 180 million acres of corn and beans, 45 million acres of wheat (rounded up), 11 million acres of cotton and 3 million rice. A quick google search showed me about 3 million in vegetables.  50 million acres of hay. That’s a total of 292 million. What am I missing?   What are the other 608 million acres growing?”

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