Here is the collection of our favorite ag facts we learned over the year! Can't wait to learn more next year and share it with everyone. Hope you love them as much as we do and share them with others.
POTATO CHIPS ARE #1 SNACK FOOD IN THE WORLD
IN THE USA 350 SLICES OF PIZZA ARE EATEN EVERY SECOND
42% OF THE USA IS USED AS FARMLAND
AVERAGE AMERICAN EATS 100 POUNDS OF POTATOES A YEAR
30% OF FARM OPERATORS ARE WOMEN
AVG. PERSON EATS 25 POUNDS OF MELONS A YEAR
PLASTIC MILK BOTTLES WERE INTRODUCED IN 1967
ALL 50 STATES HAVE A DAIRY FARM
VANILLA IS AMERICA'S FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM
AVERAGE AGE OF A FARMER IS 55 YEARS OLD
DISNEYLAND SELLS OVER 4 MILLION HAMBURGERS A YEAR (10,959 A DAY)
BALE OF COTTON WEIGHS: 480 POUNDS & CAN MAKE 325 PAIRS OF JEANS
CHINESE FIRST TO RAISE WILD PIGS FOR FOOD
540 PEANUTS = 12 OZ OF PEANUT BUTTER
GROUP OF TURKEYS ARE CALLED A "RAFTER"
LONGEST CARROT RECORDED WAS 17FT LONG
EACH AMERICAN CONSUMES 30 POUNDS OF LETTUCE A YEAR
45 MILLION TURKEYS ARE CONSUMED AT THANKSGIVING EACH YEAR
DYE USED TO STAMPS GRADES ON BEEF IS MADE FROM GRAPE SKINS
ONE ACRE OF POTATOES= 52,000 SERVINGS OF FRENCH FRIES
CHINA PRODUCES HALF THE WORLD'S SUPPLY OF EGGS (390 BILLION EGGS)
A PECK OF APPLES WEIGHS: 10.5 POUNDS
A BUSHEL OF APPLES WEIGHS: 42 POUNDS
SUPERBOWL IS THE #1 DAY FOR PIZZA CONSUMPTION
CHEDDAR CHEESE IS THE #1 MOST POPULAR CHEESE IN THE USA
70 POUNDS OF BEEF IS CONSUMED EACH YEAR BY ONE PERSON IN THE USA
