Re:Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner
by jeffbee on Thursday January 14, 2021 @02:26PM
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You sure about those examples? I just pulled up the USDA soil survey of some place I've never been, Edmunds County S.D., and it looks to me like over one third of the county is capability class 2 or better, which is considered "prime farmland" or better.
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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner
by mattgrice on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:01PM
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Capability doesn't take into account climate or access to water.
Re:Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner
by jeffbee on Thursday January 14, 2021 @04:09PM
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I don't believe that is correct. This classification system considers both. To be in class I or II you need either no or "slight climatic limitations". I found another document that says N.D. has 47% of its area as either classes I or II, making it the third-most-arable state after Iowa and Illinois.