Production Agriculture Is Driving Grasslands Loss Across North America

Commodity crops are continuing to eat up the vast, near-mythical sweep of North American grasslands, with nearly 2 million acres being plowed under every year, mostly for corn, soybeans and wheat, according to new research. A survey, published this…
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Published1 d ago (Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:59:00 GMT)
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AuthorGeorgina Gustin