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[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago

Monocultures are environmentally devastating btw.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly it fits my theory that one of the Dakotas doesn't really exist.

It's probably where all the birds are controlled from.

[–] MutilationWave 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One of them certainly shouldn't exist. The fact that that area is split into two states is only to have two more Republican Senators.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

State borders are strange. Like why the part of Florida in the central time zone isn't just Alabama doesn't make sense to me.

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[–] bestagon 15 points 1 day ago (4 children)

This makes me wonder what the map creator considers a green amount of corn to be lol. 100%?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

To be fair, corn is yellow

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

0.4 and 0.7% are different colors, but 10 and 37% are the same

[–] Jimmyeatsausage 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And how do we have NO DATA about the crops growing in any state?

[–] qarbone 4 points 1 day ago

Corn has consumed anyone who could answer.

[–] stupidcasey 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Could you imagine living in Hawaii and not having readily available corn fields? How would I do all my corn field based activities?

[–] pomfegranate 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was literally just thinking that we need more corn fields here

[–] stupidcasey 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ohio is nice this time of year and all the kids are taking about it.

[–] captainlezbian 2 points 1 day ago

Shut your damn mouth nobody ever liked it here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can't imagine 1/3 of everything you see in an entire state being corn.

[–] FauxPseudo 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Try driving through it. It's horrible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Can confirm. I live in the Midwest.

[–] Xbeam 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hard to believe there is no data on corn fields in the home state of the Corn Palace.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Palace

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

It's roughly 13%, looked up a more recent map because I was curious about the "garden state" I grew up in. I know we're the most densely populated but not even 2% seemed surprising with how many corn fields I pass by while driving.

https://brilliantmaps.com/percentage-corn-fields/

[–] JackLSauce 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Get your shit together, Alaska!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Embarrassing

“No data“ it at that point

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

ayyyy lifelong nebraska resident here! you can absolutely tell if you ever drive through here, shit’s ALL farmland.

[–] shalafi 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Having lived in Chicagoland, what are the corn growing incentives there?! Every empty field in the city is full of corn. Seems smart.

[–] MintyFresh 1 points 1 day ago

Drainage and flood risk. Chicago is basically a swamp. Idk about every lot, there's probably ridiculous tax loopholes and kick backs, etc what with it being Illinois. But there's a lot of shit land in and around Chicago

[–] disguy_ovahea 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

TIL most US corn is Republican

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (8 children)

The second highest on this map, illinois, is a Dem state

[–] NOT_RICK 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)

To be fair, the corn isn’t growing in the blue part of Illinois

[–] shalafi 4 points 1 day ago

Never been to Chicagoland? Every empty field is filled in with corn. Smash a gas station flat? Now it's a cornfield.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Yes it is. As a resident, I can attest that the corn is growing about damn near everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Multiple counties in Illinois voted in favor of exploring secession from the state because they don't like how Chicago turns the state blue. It would definitely be a red state without us.

[–] rigatti 19 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Every state would be a red state without the major cities.

[–] A7thStone 5 points 1 day ago

Except Massachusetts apparently.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

We are the children...of ethanol.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Why are you telling me which states have no data?

I thought this was about corn?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Really? Only 0.4%?

Because it sure feels like there's way more corn here than that.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you’re referring to CA, it’s % of the entire state. Think of how much of CA is arid, mountainous, or otherwise unsuitable for corn or other agriculture.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're probably seeing mostly grapes, tomatoes, cotton and cannabis, as well as grains that aren't corn?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I definitely see more corn than all of those other things combined. And it's not even for human consumption; it's for the cows.

[–] QuarterSwede 3 points 1 day ago

Drove through North Dakota once. It was all corn for hours. Absolutely stupid amounts.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't agree with the color choice. Green would've been much nicer.

[–] MutilationWave 3 points 1 day ago

It all should have been shades of yellow.

[–] FlyingSquid 11 points 1 day ago

Indiana Beach commercials did not lie to me after all!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

if the numbers seem low dont forget about soy. and maybe wheat or alfalfa

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a massive swing in each of those colors.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, 10%, 20%, and 37% should each be ~~buffet~~ different colors.

Damn autocorrect

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