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[–] tychosmoose@lemm.ee 58 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month 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.

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.

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

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Get your shit together, Alaska!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Embarrassing

“No data“ it at that point

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

TIL most US corn is Republican

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago (7 children)

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

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago

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

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month 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 1 month 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@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (7 children)

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

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Except Massachusetts apparently.

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[–] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Xbeam@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month 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

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[–] bestagon@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago

To be fair, corn is yellow

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Corn has consumed anyone who could answer.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

We are the children...of ethanol.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago

Why are you telling me which states have no data?

I thought this was about corn?

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It all should have been shades of yellow.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Indiana Beach commercials did not lie to me after all!

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is a massive swing in each of those colors.

[–] billygoat@catata.fish 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

Damn autocorrect

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Monocultures are environmentally devastating btw.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Really? Only 0.4%?

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

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 month 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.

[–] pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

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

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month 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.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Try driving through it. It's horrible.

Can confirm. I live in the Midwest.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

The other 87% of Ohio is soy beans

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

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

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