FAVORITE AG FACTS FROM 2011!

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

World EGG day - Oct. 14

Well World EGG day is coming up and what a better day to start your day off right with eggs for breakfast. Now I know I'm not the most excited person about eggs for breakfast, I like to put everything in them but once I do they are yummy. I thought I would share some of my fun facts about eggs as well as my favorite recipe using eggs.

Fun Facts: 

An eggshell has roughly 17,000 pores on it

White shell is from a hen with a white earlobe

Brown shell is from a hen with a red earlobe

It takes 26 hours for a hen to make an egg

One day out at room temp. = one week in the fridge

Average hen lays 250-270 eggs a year

USA produces roughly 75 billion eggs annually

China produces roughly 390 billion eggs annually (1/2 the world's supply)

 

 My Favorite EGG recipe is: Breakfast casserole with Sausage!!! YUM-O 

• 6 slices bread, cubed
• 1 pound sausage, browned, drained
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 8 each eggs, beaten
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon, salt
• pepper to taste

Preparation:

Cube bread and place evenly in greased 9x13 pan or baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with sausage and cheese. Mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over ingredients in pan. May cover and chill overnight. (if left overnight, remove from refrigerator 15 minutes before baking). Bake 45 minutes at 325 degrees or until set. Cut into squares to serve.
Serves8 to 10

National Apple Month

October is National Apple Month. And as they say "A apple a Day keeps the Doctor away" and they are a tasty treat. Most people think that apples in October mean bobbing for apples or carmel covered apples for Halloween. Apples can be used for so many things: juice in the morning, cider at night, pie for dessert or with applesauce next to a pork chop. I always love a good carmel covered apple from the county fair.

Here are  some fun facts about apple for National Apple Month:

2 pounds of apples = 1 9inch pie

2500 varieties of apples are grown in USA

Apples are grown in all 50 states

Apples are a member of the Rose Family

Largest apple ever picked weighed in at 3 pounds

A peck of apples weighs: 3 pounds

A bushel of apples weighs: 42 pounds

Average size of American apple orchard = 50 acres

It takes 36 apples = 1 gallon of cider

Apples are #2 most valuable fruit grown in the USA

7500 varieties of apples are grown world wide

June is Dairy Month!!!

I'm so excited for this month, you would think it was Christmas! I love Dairy products there isn't a cheese, an ice cream or milk I haven't tried that I don't love. I have to thank the countless hours the Dairy Farmer puts into the yummy products and the cows that work so hard to get us that great glass of milk. It has been trying times for lots of Dairy farmers especially here in the NUMBER 1 Dairy state (CALIFORNIA) but those who carry on the dedication I thank you.
Below are some of my favorite fun facts about dairy products and cows. Hope you get a kick out of them.

DAIRY FUN FACTS

350 SQUIRTS ARE IN A GALLON OF MILK

AVG COW MAKES 100 GLASSES OF MILK A DAY

ALL 50 STATES HAVE DAIRY FARMS IN THEM

CHEDDAR CHEESE IS THE MOST POPULAR CHEESE IN U.S.A.

12 POUNDS OF WHOLE MILK= 1 GALLON OF ICE CREAM

21 POUNDS OF WHOLE MILK = 1 POUND OF BUTTER

DAIRY COWS DRINK AN AVG OF A BATHTUB OF WATER A DAY

I HEART BEEF MONTH

Well it's that time of year again when we celebrate one of the best food groups ever, BEEF!!! As you can tell I am a big fan of beef. Not only do I support the cattle ranchers but the butchers who do such a good job making the different cuts I love to cook or BBQ up.  The only bad part about February being "I Love Beef" month is that it is only 28 days long. That is way too short in my book.

So all month long I plan on posting recipes and random Beef facts for you! Please feel free to add your own, we always love to learn new recipes and of course new fun facts.

EAT & ENJOY BEEF!

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL PORK MONTH!!!

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL PORK MONTH!!!

Here is some fun facts about swine in honor of it being national pork month. 

* A group can be called a herd or sounder

* A pig can run a mile in 7 minutes

* They are considered to be 4th in line for intelligence.

* You can find swine on every continent but Antartica

*You can find more fun facts about bacon online than pork or pigs.

*Pigs have 4 toes on each foot but only walk on 2

* An average size litter is 8-11 piglets.

* Even the squeal is used on a pig, next time you watch Jurassic park they used pig squeals to make up some dinosaur sounds.

* They have over 15,000 taste buds more than any other mammal, including humans.

* Mud is a natural cooling agent and bug repellent for pigs.

* Swine can not sweat

And this is just the tip of the iceberg of the fun facts about swine. Feel free to add some more. We love fun facts about agriculture

September is Chicken month!!!

Since September is Chicken month I thought I would share some of my favorite chicken fun facts!!! Please feel free to add your favorite chicken fun facts!!!

*Americans eat 8 billion chcickens a year

* most yolks found in a egg was 9

* longest flight recorded of a chicken is 301.5 feet

*Chickens are omnivores

* There are more chickens on earth than humans

* Chickens can run up to 9 miles per hour

* Red earlobed chickens lay brown eggs, White earlobed chickens lay white eggs

* An egg as over 8,000 pores on it

* It takes an average 24-26 hours for a hen to lay an egg