AGRICULTURE FACTS

FACT #1

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

FACT #2

• In Peru about 65 million guinea pigs are eaten each year.

FACT #3

• There are 2.2 million farms in the united states.

FACT #4

• Farming employs more than 24 million American workers.

FACT #5

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

FACT #6

• Bees contribute to more than 100 agricultural crops.

FACT #7

• In 2012, U.S farms spent $329 to produce $388 billion in goods.

FACT #8

• Pigs are thought to be the 4th most intelligent animal.
• (This is why I'm vegetarian)

FACT #9

• Eating meat is worse for the earth than driving a car.

FACT #10

• The word “farm” is from the Old French ferme, meaning to “rent, lease."