 Using satellite imagery from the 2022 study, the newest one in March showed that between 1986 and 2018, over 30 million acres of cropland were abandoned and transitioned into grassland, permanent pasture, forest, shrubland, wetlands, or urban areas. That time frame encompasses a period of rapid growth in ethanol production as well. The Dakotas, Kansas, and Montana saw some of the highest land conversion rates in the country. This is the American Ag Network. I'm Jesse Allen.