In addition, about 83 sq. miles (215 km2) of crop lands were impacted.

The hypothetical situation would reduce total crop lands by 125 million acres, or 30 percent, to raise commodity prices.

Today, much of the area is used as crop land.

The crop land has gone to bigger farmers.

However, lack of arable crop land took away the jobs from many, decreasing an already low income even lower.

For instance, to keep threatened crop lands in production.

About 83 sq. miles (215 km2) of crop lands were damaged.

Prices for nursery products in particular increased during the five years, he said, and some farmers switched crop land to nurseries.

They hoped to limit the foreigners and keep them from overrunning too much important crop land.

Photosynthesis on crop lands does not equal the same rate as trees.