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What we eat Carbohydrate (50%) Fat (35%) Protein (15%) How many acres feeds one person 1 US population 330 Million Diversion loss of farmland Why did China lose a lot of farmland? Industrialization, people relocated in order to increase quality of life Why are New York state farms at more risk than other states? farms are being lost in low density area - 1/3 of these farms are owned by farmers 65+ - Loss happens between generations - Covid19 Money allocated to farms since 2011 $83 million Farmland Protection Initiative (2019) $14 million to farms struggling under climate change, covid, federal policy 50% of farmland must be allocated for cattle, hogs, certain crops, maple syrup to be eligible No longer active as of summer 2021 When price index changes... so does food index Supplement to petroleum, way to fuel cars Corn (but you would need A LOT) How many square miles of corn are used to produce ethanol annually? 76,000 US Energy Policy of 2005 and : Required use of 6.5 z 10^9 US gal of renewable, but went up to the 36th to 2022