Corn Belt
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The Corn Belt is a highly productive agricultural region in the central United States known for its intensive corn and soybean farming.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Corn Belt | 3 |
| United States Corn Belt | 2 |
| Corn Belt region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
economic region ⓘ |
| climateType | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantFarmingSystem | intensive monoculture ⓘ |
| dominantLandUse | row-crop agriculture ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
key region for biofuel feedstocks
ⓘ
major contributor to U.S. agricultural exports ⓘ major source of animal feed ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
loss of prairie ecosystems
ⓘ
nutrient runoff ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ water quality impacts ⓘ |
| farmingCharacteristics |
high input use of fertilizers
ⓘ
high input use of pesticides ⓘ highly mechanized agriculture ⓘ |
| hasMajorCrop |
field corn
ⓘ
forage crops ⓘ soybeans ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment |
benefited from development of hybrid corn varieties
ⓘ
benefited from mechanization of agriculture ⓘ expanded rapidly in late 19th century ⓘ |
| includesState |
Illinois
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Iowa ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ Ohio ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
corn production
ⓘ
high agricultural productivity ⓘ soybean production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Plains region
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| mainGrain | yellow dent corn ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. farm belt ⓘ |
| soilType | fertile mollisols ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
corn processing
ⓘ
ethanol production ⓘ livestock feeding ⓘ soybean processing ⓘ |
| typicalFarmSize | large commercial farms ⓘ |
| usedFor |
animal feed production
ⓘ
food ingredients production ⓘ industrial corn products ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Corn Belt region
this entity surface form:
American Corn Belt
this entity surface form:
United States Corn Belt
this entity surface form:
American Corn Belt
this entity surface form:
United States Corn Belt
this entity surface form:
American Corn Belt