Does this force all 50 states into the contiguous 48? Like how much does Alaska contribute to the acreage here?
Crazy how much timberland we have here though vs farm… cattle
Most cow pasture land is unsuitable for farming. Too hilly/rocky/whatever reason.
If its too hilly, you can’t mechanize effectively. If its rocky, you’ll fuck up your machinery. Also theres issues like easy access to water, reasonable weather, what the soil is like, etc.
Arkansas grows primarily rice and soybeans, so I don’t understand why it says anything about cows. There are some cow farms, sure, but by and large it is rice and soybeans. And honestly, it’s mostly rice. They grow almost half of the country’s crop.
I get the point you’re going for, but “pasture land” is literally just public grasslands, and they’re pretty much the only truly public places left in the states.
What about State/National Forests and Bureau of Land Management land? Typically these are considered public land and do not require any sort of permit or cost to access for recreational activities.
There may be variance from place to place, but most national parks are extremely restrictive on when people can come and what they can do, and at least in my state, most Bureau land is off limits to the general public for most of the year.
im fine with the pasture land thata mostly government land you can let your heard graze on. thats literally a public service
the fact that the 100 familoes own as much land as the entirety of urban housing is disturbing