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[-] tychosmoose@lemm.ee 58 points 2 years ago

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@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

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.

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.

[-] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Imaginary corn. Like John Peters, you know, the farmer, grows.

[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

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

[-] pomfegranate@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

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

[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Shut your damn mouth nobody ever liked it here.

[-] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

Get your shit together, Alaska!

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

Embarrassing

“No data“ it at that point

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

TIL most US corn is Republican

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

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

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

[-] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago

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

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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

[-] modifier@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

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@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

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

[-] A7thStone@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Except Massachusetts apparently.

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[-] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago

Only because of Chicago & C(r)ook County. Virtually the rest of Illinois is red.

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[-] Xbeam@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] bestagon@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Naz@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago

To be fair, corn is yellow

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

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

[-] qarbone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Corn has consumed anyone who could answer.

[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

We are the children...of ethanol.

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 years ago

Why are you telling me which states have no data?

I thought this was about corn?

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 13 points 2 years ago

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

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It all should have been shades of yellow.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Indiana Beach commercials did not lie to me after all!

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Monocultures are environmentally devastating btw.

[-] unmagical@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

There is a massive swing in each of those colors.

[-] billygoat@catata.fish 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

Damn autocorrect

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Really? Only 0.4%?

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

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[-] Comment105@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years 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.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

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

[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Try driving through it. It's horrible.

Can confirm. I live in the Midwest.

[-] pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

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

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Having flown over Iowa in a small plane many times this checks out

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

Living in Iowa, this checks out. All I know is corn.

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[-] SARGE@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago

I'll be honest, I thought Ohio would be higher...

[-] evidences@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

The other 87% of Ohio is soy beans

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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

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