10 ag Facts
Published on Jan 03, 2021
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10 ag Facts
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Ninety-nine percent of all U.S. farms are owned by individuals, family partnerships or family corporations.
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Farmers will have to grow 70 percent more food than what is currently produced to feed the world’s growing population by 2050.
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Each American farmer produces food and fiber for 165 people annually, both in the U.S. and abroad.
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Eight percent of U.S. farms market foods locally through farmers’ markets and food hubs.
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One day’s production for a high-producing dairy cow yields 10.5 pounds of cheese.
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Women make up 30 percent of today’s farmers.
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More than 20 percent of all farmers are beginning farmers.
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There are 257,454 millennial farmers.
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One-third of the U.S. or 750 million acres, is covered with trees.
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