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Agriculture

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

AGRICULTURE

BLANEY JOHNSON
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One in three U.S. farm acres is planted for export.

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Hogs are Minnesota's
top producing livestock
commodity.

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Minnesota has 79,800 farms totaling 27 million acres and 53% of the total land area.

Minnesota leads the nation in turkey production. The state is also a major producer of hogs, milk cows and mink pelts.

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The average dairy cow produces seven gallons of milk a day.

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Cows must give birth to a calf in order to produce milk.

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Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world.

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There are around 2.2 million farm in the US.

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

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We will need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as has been produced in all of human history.

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