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This map gives you a rough sense of all the ways U.S. land is used. Much of U.S. land serves specific purposes, such as the 2 million acres devoted to golf courses or the 3 million acres for airports.bloom.bg/37XnVYh
FarmPolicy
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FarmPolicy
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Farm Policy News — part of the farmdoc project at Illinois — provides updates on current developments in the global farm economy and U.S. farm policy.
- A leading #agriculture #exports group says “massive” losses are racking up at U.S. farms in response to #tariffs, with cancelled orders, pricing pressure as demand slumps and layoffs, as China stops buying products from pork to hay and straw, and lumber.
- Front Page today's @DMRegister: "As losses grow, will #Iowa #farmers turn on @realDonaldTrump? So far, #ag country mostly supports the president's quest for better #trade deals." by @DonnelleE goo.gl/2GT8Pn
- Tweeting this map, again... Soils have large differences in #water-holding capacity, which creates large regional differences in #drought vulnerability across the #UnitedStates. bit.ly/2KSiL8q @USDA_ERS
- "2.5 Billion Pounds of #Meat Piles Up in U.S. as Production Grows, Exports Slow," goo.gl/v2Xp8C by @jacobbunge - "Meat is piling up in U.S. cold-storage warehouses, fueled by a surge in supplies and trade disputes that are eroding demand." #TradeWar
- NEW TODAY: Net farm income is forecast to decrease $9.8 billion (13.0%) from 2017 to $65.7 billion in 2018, after increasing $13.9 billion (22.5%) in 2017. Net cash farm income is forecast to decrease $12.4 billion (12.0%) to $91.5 billion goo.gl/3um9r6 @USDA_ERS
- President Trump has repeatedly said he loves farmers. His actions, though, are rippling across the agriculture industry as #tariffs raise the cost of everything from tractors to fertilizers and squeeze profits for growers contending with low crop prices.
- The average price of a pound of ground #beef rose to $6.12 in June, up nearly 12% from a year ago. The average price of all uncooked beef steaks rose 8% to $11.49 per pound. And experts say consumers shouldn't expect much relief soon. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/b…
- 1/ Soils have large differences in #water-holding capacity, which creates large regional differences in #drought vulnerability across the #UnitedStates. bit.ly/2KSiL8q @USDA_ERS * #wheat acreage 🧵
