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The belt regions of the United States are portions of the country that share certain characteristics. The "belt" terminology was first applied to growing regions for various crops, which often follow lines of latitude because those are more likely to have similar climates. The allusion was to a long clothing belt, as seen on a map.
The Dutch Belted or Dutch Belt is an American breed of dairy cattle. It derives from the Lakenvelder of Germany and the Netherlands, of which examples were imported to the United States from 1838. [4]: 171 [5]: 96 [6] It became an important dairy breed in the early twentieth century, but could not compete with the Holstein-Friesian.
The conditions that produce a micro-climate favorable to fruit cultivation are the same that produce lake-effect snow; therefore, Fruit Belts and snowbelts are often concurrent. The map at right shows Great Lakes snowbelts which cover a somewhat larger area than the fruit belt. Notably, there are no Fruit Belts in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Most of what is now known as the Palm Springs area was once part of the expansive White Belt Dairy, a dairy farm owned by Dr. John G. DuPuis that was destroyed by the Great Miami Tornado on April ...
In Stearns County, the heart of Minnesota's dairy belt, a separate venture that aimed to build large digesters, producing biogas from methane, folded after the Danish company's parent, petroleum ...
Counties in southeastern Minnesota's dairy belt — Fillmore (9), Goodhue (6) and Houston (5) — also saw significant losses. A few counties in Minnesota saw small increases in the number of ...
Increasing racial diversity and political realignment on urban/rural lines have made some Sun Belt states more competitive, though all states in the region excluding New Mexico and California continue to vote to the right of the national average. [19] The Sun Belt was a key target region for the Democratic Party in the 2020 United States elections.
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