*The USDA does not include the data for Alaska and Hawaii, before all the comments…
everyonestupidbutme on
This data is nonsense.
ReasonableStory1660 on
A hundred years ago the South and the Northeast would have been lit up to look a lot more like the Midwest. We grow so much food today it simply isn’t profitable to farm the hill sides we used to.
Ancient-Sir-3302 on
wow, the central and mississippi valleys are really prominent especially considering that there’s like no cropland around it
dadumk on
Why not add state lines?
No_Consideration_339 on
This is amazing! The corn belt is highly visible, and the rice and cotton of the Mississippi Delta really stands out too. I’m a bit surprised at the amount of crop land in upstate and western NY. I’ve driven thought he DelMarVa and know it’s pretty heavily crop land.
So easy to pick out major cities like Columbus, Indy, Detroit, Des Moines, and Omaha.
IExistForFun on
For now
VerdugoCortex on
Cannabis is not included or Oregon would be a little darker
runningoutofwords on
are you SURE there is no cropland in Hawaii or Alaska?
Check again.
How2SayAlbuquerque on
You can tell where Iowa’s outline is in each map lol
pk4k on
Crazy that such a small amount of land uses like 80% of the Colorado river in the Southwest
AdAdmirable1583 on
The dividing line between many crops and few crops in Ohio is the Sandusky/Norwalk exit on the 80/90 turnpike.
It almost feels like the unofficial beginning of the Midwest if you are driving cross country to the west, and the east if you are driving towards the east coast.
There are some crops eastward, but it’s a stark difference.
Technically the portage escarpment is much further east of this exit, but it doesn’t completely feel that way.
Historical_Badger321 on
Huh. I assumed that Kansas was like Nebraska, with farming in the east and ranching to the west.
Valuable-Gene2534 on
Designated doesn’t mean potential
ChimpoSensei on
Missing Alaska and Hawaii, both have crops
FredBurger22 on
Really dark patch in Florida is just Domino sugar and sod farms.
JonC534 on
Wow urbanization really did a lot of damage. Expected to see a lot more here.
laneb71 on
Love this. I live in Whatcom county WA, thats the dark spot on the far northwest corner. Not a lot of folks realize how productive of an agriculture region it is even a lot of long time residents.
WhyAreYallFascists on
Missing a loooooot of Oregon. Willamette valley has that precious black soil.
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The data comes from the USDA Crop Sequence Boundaries shapefile, this is simply all the cropland within the data.
[https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Crop-Sequence-Boundaries/index.php](https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Crop-Sequence-Boundaries/index.php)
*The USDA does not include the data for Alaska and Hawaii, before all the comments…
This data is nonsense.
A hundred years ago the South and the Northeast would have been lit up to look a lot more like the Midwest. We grow so much food today it simply isn’t profitable to farm the hill sides we used to.
wow, the central and mississippi valleys are really prominent especially considering that there’s like no cropland around it
Why not add state lines?
This is amazing! The corn belt is highly visible, and the rice and cotton of the Mississippi Delta really stands out too. I’m a bit surprised at the amount of crop land in upstate and western NY. I’ve driven thought he DelMarVa and know it’s pretty heavily crop land.
So easy to pick out major cities like Columbus, Indy, Detroit, Des Moines, and Omaha.
For now
Cannabis is not included or Oregon would be a little darker
are you SURE there is no cropland in Hawaii or Alaska?
Check again.
You can tell where Iowa’s outline is in each map lol
Crazy that such a small amount of land uses like 80% of the Colorado river in the Southwest
The dividing line between many crops and few crops in Ohio is the Sandusky/Norwalk exit on the 80/90 turnpike.
It almost feels like the unofficial beginning of the Midwest if you are driving cross country to the west, and the east if you are driving towards the east coast.
There are some crops eastward, but it’s a stark difference.
Technically the portage escarpment is much further east of this exit, but it doesn’t completely feel that way.
Huh. I assumed that Kansas was like Nebraska, with farming in the east and ranching to the west.
Designated doesn’t mean potential
Missing Alaska and Hawaii, both have crops
Really dark patch in Florida is just Domino sugar and sod farms.
Wow urbanization really did a lot of damage. Expected to see a lot more here.
Love this. I live in Whatcom county WA, thats the dark spot on the far northwest corner. Not a lot of folks realize how productive of an agriculture region it is even a lot of long time residents.
Missing a loooooot of Oregon. Willamette valley has that precious black soil.