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Pigs are Minnesota's top Producing livestock Commodity
Photo by Nick Saltmarsh
Monsanto Company is the leading producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed
Today’s farmers produce 262 percent more food with 2 percent fewer inputs (labor, seeds, feed, fertilizer, etc.), compared with 1950
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In 1954, the number of tractors on farms surpassed the number of horses and mules for the first time
Photo by Earl-Wilkerson
Pigs, a common farm animal, are thought to be the 4th most intelligent animal, after chimps, dolphins, and elephants. A group of pigs is called a sounder. Pigs can also run 11 miles per hour, which is faster than a 6-minute mile
Photo by Miss Kels
Minnesota has 79,800 farms totaling 27 million acres and 53% of the total land area
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40% of today’s global population works in agriculture, making it the single largest employer in the world
Photo by GuySie
In contrast, 88% of corn and 94% of soybeans were genetically modified in 2011. This number was less than 20% in 1996
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Organic farming typically requires 2.5 times more labor than conventional farming, but it yields 10 times the profit
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The goal of sustainable farmers is to develop efficient, biological systems that don’t need high levels of material inputs (harmful chemicals)
Photo by Bob Jagendorf
