22,752,030 acres used for livestock/feed production
That leads to a figure of 84% of tillable land in Illinois used for livestock production. So Mr. Bomb is actually underselling how wasteful livestock production is.
For anyone else who might be reading this discussion. Federatingistoohard is intent on lying about this topic for some reason.
My source details the entire state of Illinois.
One of the most agriculturally productive regions in the world.
I could do this exercise for all 50 states and the results would be similar. South Western States and California would have lower livestock usage percentages. The plain states would have higher percentage.
You’re the one who brought up the 80% of land issue. you should understand what it means. calling me names doesn’t change the truth.
Here’s the data for Illinois: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Quick_Stats/Ag_Overview/stateOverview.php?state=ILLINOIS
27,000,000 tillable acres total
22,752,030 acres used for livestock/feed production
That leads to a figure of 84% of tillable land in Illinois used for livestock production. So Mr. Bomb is actually underselling how wasteful livestock production is.
you are cherrypicking. the initial claim was about global land use. now you want to look at the chicago metro area.
For anyone else who might be reading this discussion. Federatingistoohard is intent on lying about this topic for some reason.
My source details the entire state of Illinois.
One of the most agriculturally productive regions in the world.
I could do this exercise for all 50 states and the results would be similar. South Western States and California would have lower livestock usage percentages. The plain states would have higher percentage.
The discussion wasn’t about United States agriculture. it was about the agricultural land use across the whole world. You’re still cherry picking.
I haven’t lied about anything.