Wheat Belt
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The Wheat Belt is a major agricultural region in the central United States known for its extensive wheat production and grain farming.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
economic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Plains agriculture
ⓘ
grain elevators ⓘ rail-based grain transport ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
cold winters
ⓘ
hot summers ⓘ |
| climateType | continental climate ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
U.S. wheat exports
ⓘ
global wheat supply ⓘ |
| cropRotationPractice |
wheat-corn rotation
ⓘ
wheat-fallow rotation ⓘ wheat-sorghum rotation ⓘ |
| dominantLandUse |
cropland
ⓘ
mechanized farming ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
commercial agriculture
ⓘ
grain export ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
groundwater depletion
ⓘ
loss of native grasslands ⓘ |
| hasFarmStructure |
corporate farms
ⓘ
large family farms ⓘ |
| hasMajorCrop |
spring wheat
ⓘ
wheat ⓘ winter wheat ⓘ |
| hasProductionType | extensive agriculture ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
late summer harvest
ⓘ
spring planting ⓘ summer growing season ⓘ |
| historicallyDeveloped |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| isKeyRegionFor |
U.S. food security
ⓘ
bulk commodity exports ⓘ |
| knownFor |
grain farming
ⓘ
wheat production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
central United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
drought
ⓘ
price volatility in grain markets ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ |
| soilType |
chernozem-like soils
ⓘ
fertile prairie soils ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
agricultural machinery sales
ⓘ
flour milling ⓘ food processing ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
center-pivot irrigation
ⓘ
combine harvesters ⓘ large-scale mechanized equipment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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