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Cows:
Cows can produce 6-7 gals. of milk each each day. They produce 46,000 glasses of milk a year.
Photo by haglundc
Pork is the mostly widely eaten meat in the world.
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Soybeans are an important ingredient for the production of crayons. In fact, one acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons.
Photo by Martin LaBar (going on hiatus)
One pound of wool can make 10 miles of yarn. There are 150 yards (450 feet) of wool yarn in a baseball
Photo by Bruna Ferrara;
Elevators in the Statue of Liberty use a soybean-based hydraulic fluid.
Photo by Leo Reynolds
Healthy” soil is an important component of sustainability. Methods to enhance and protect the productivity of the soil include using cover crops, compost/manures, avoiding traffic on wet soils, and maintaining soil cover with plants/mulches.
Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography
Goats provide farmers with milk which can be used to make chees, soap, or butter.
Photo by lambatofa
Everyday, Worldwide, we lose a soccer field of farm land every second, while adding two more people to the world’s population.
Photo by marcp_dmoz
In contrast, 88% of corn and 94% of soybeans were genetically modified in 2011. This number was less than 20% in 1996.
Photo by Kay Gaensler
