Ag Facts

For this writing, I am going to give a lot of random facts about the agricultural industry in general! My hopes are my readers will remember just one or two of these facts and share them with their friends, family, and random people!!

The average US farmer can feed 155 people

Pigs do not have sweat glands, so they lay in the mud to cool off (so the expression “sweating like a pig” is wrong!!)

Corn is grown in all 50 States

It takes the hide of 3.8 steers to make 72 footballs

In the old days, captains kept pigs on board because they believed that pigs swam toward the nearest shore (I just thought this was funny)

Pumpkins are fruits, not vegetables

It takes 10 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese

Most eggs produce today will be at the store in 72 hours

Family-run operations the U.S. “accounted for 99 percent of U.S. farms and 89 percent of production” in 2015

About 11% of farmers are serving or served in the US military

Subsistence farmers are farmers who do not grow for the market, only themselves

Americans spend only 10% of their income on food, which is the lowest in the world

Figs were one of the first cultivated fruit crops

The earliest plow was called an ard

There are more than 6,000 kinds of apples

The shape of fruit trees affect the lifespan and size of their fruits

Farmers and ranchers comprise 2% of the US population

Bananas are the largest fruit crop in the world

More than 100 agricultural crops are pollinated by bees

Historically, owning a farm has been linked to status and power

Farmers need to double food production to keep up with the growing population by 2050

Farmers only receive 12 cents for every raw product sold

60% of farmers in the US are 55 years old or older

Women make today make up 30% of farmers (check out my women in agriculture writing here)

Texas has the most amount of farms in the US

I hope y’all enjoyed reading these facts! Below is the citation of websites I pulled all the facts from. Like I mentioned, I hope you can remember at least one of these facts to share with your friends and family!

Through facts, We Feed All!

R. (2019). 5 Interesting Facts – All About Agriculture. Retrieved February 13, 2021, from https://www.realityworks.com/5-interesting-facts-all-about-agriculture/

Knox County Farm Bureau | Published on: Jan 28. (2021, January 28). Fun ag facts. Retrieved February 13, 2021, from https://beef2live.com/story-fun-ag-facts-104-116898

The 6 Weirdest farming & Agriculture facts you've never heard before. (2017, October 31). Retrieved February 13, 2021, from https://www.bentoli.com/agriculture-facts-weird/

A. (n.d.). Fast facts about agriculture & food. Retrieved February 13, 2021, from https://www.fb.org/newsroom/fast-facts

Lehnardt, K. (2017, March). 67 interesting facts about farming. Retrieved February 13, 2021, from https://www.factretriever.com/farming-facts

Shearing, C. (2017, August 15). 15 fantastic food and FARM FACTS. Retrieved February 13, 2021, from https://www.fb.org/viewpoints/15-fantastic-food-and-farm-facts