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Agriculture

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THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE

BY VANESSA AND CASEY

Minnesota farmers are ranked in the top 10 for egg production with an average of 10.4 million hens producing nearly 2.9 billion eggs a year.

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Minnesota ranks 2nd in the number of pigs raised, and in 2013, pig farmers marketed 14 million pigs.

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The average U.S. farmer has approximately 200 cows.

The U.S. grows most of the worlds popcorn, and about 20% of the worlds food calories is obtained from corn.

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46% of the worlds soy bean production is from U.S. farmers.

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Minnesota has 11,842 lakes, and there are 18,000 miles of fishable streams and rivers. 3,800 of these miles are trout streams.

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