This is the most excellent comment on this thread! Thank you for the links! To add to the last part, living in rural Southwest Missouri, I see a great deal of

This is the most excellent comment on this thread! Thank you for the links! To add to the last part, living in rural Southwest Missouri, I see a great deal of diversity among our local agriculture- from rice to wheat to cows and corn, and trees (Black Walnuts are a major part of my local economy).