Chapter 7 Sources

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/illinois/stories-in-illinois/sustainable-food-water/

https://southeastagnet.com/2026/04/23/usda-crop-progress-corn-soybean-planting-update/

https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/sustainability/

https://www.birdnote.org/bird/eastern-meadowlark-sturnella-magna

https://news.osu.edu/family-farms-are-struggling-with-two-hidden-challenges/

https://www.iowapublicradio.org/agriculture/2025-09-22/corn-soybeans-trade-harvest

Land Cover Maps: MRLC NLCD EVA Tool available online at: https://www.mrlc.gov/eva/

https://farmlandinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AFT_FUT_Abundant-Future-7_29_22-WEB.pdf

https://www.mrlc.gov/eva/report.html?sn=Tennessee&r=Franklin%20County&rt=County&geoid=47051&ys=1985&ye=2024&ext=-8956057,3826824,-8823387,3923896&hr=false https://farmland.org/blog/fut-national-pr

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/land-use-land-value-tenure/farmland-value

https://farmland.org/blog/fut-national-pr