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To: Jan_Sobieski

The only ‘pay not to plant’ acres are in the Conservation Reserve Program, which is capped at around 25 million acres, much less than 10% of America’s farm land.


47 posted on 12/10/2020 11:32:08 AM PST by jjotto (Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: jjotto

You may be correct about the percentage, but 10% is a lot. In the 70s, iowa boasted that it alone could feed the entire world (perhaps not perfectly, but lots of bacon, milk, and cereal)


54 posted on 12/10/2020 12:44:05 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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