10 AG FACTS

10 AG FACTS

• Minnesota ranks number 3 in the nation in total cash crops

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• Minnesota breaks the top 10 commodities like sugar, beets, oats, sweet corn ( for processing and green beans and many more

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• Newborn piglets learn to run to their mothers voices

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• The average farmer in Minnesota makes $78,840 a year

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• A cows heart beats 60 to 70 beats per minute

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• Farming accounts for about 1 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.

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• Farm and ranch families comprise just 2 percent of the U.S. population

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• Farming began around 10,000 B.C. during the First Agricultural Revolution,

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• Americans spend 10% of their income on food, which is the lowest of any country.

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• Bees contribute to more than $15 billion worth of crops every year through pollination.