Although it’s cold comfort if your corn is dying or you’ve been feeding hay to grass fed beef for 6 weeks this summer, the USDA released this infographic to basically say: “It could be worse.”

The department says this is the greatest environmental challenge to U.S. agriculture since 1988, but that advances over the ensuing years have made the industry more resilient. Perhaps this message is aimed more at consumers. Leave a comment and tell us your thoughts in the comments. (Click the graphic for a full-size, pdf version.)