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Importance of Agriculture

Importance of Agriculture. Agriculture. Science of growing plants and raising animals. 3 Major Items From Agriculture. Food Fiber Clothes Trees Shelter. Ag Careers. Over 400 careers in agriculture Agriculture careers project. 20 Ag Facts. # of farms in WI - 78,000

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Importance of Agriculture

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  1. Importance of Agriculture

  2. Agriculture • Science of growing plants and raising animals

  3. 3 Major Items From Agriculture • Food • Fiber • Clothes • Trees • Shelter

  4. Ag Careers • Over 400 careers in agriculture • Agriculture careers project

  5. 20 Ag Facts • # of farms in WI - 78,000 • $ of ag economic activity in WI - $60 billion • Ag industry rank in WI - 1st • % of WI workforce in ag - 12%

  6. 20 Ag Facts • Ave. farmer produces enough for - 155 people • Ave. WI farm size - 195 acres • # of WI dairy farms - 12,000 • # of WI dairy cows - 1.3 million

  7. 20 Ag Facts • WI produces what % of U.S. milk - 14% • WI produces what % of U.S. butter - 25% • WI rank in cheese - 1st • Pizzas that can be made with WI mozzarella - Over 1 billion/year

  8. 20 Ag Facts • # of farm raised turkeys in WI - 6 million • # of farm raised eggs in WI - 1.3 billion • WI rank in cranberries - 1st • WI rank in sweet corn - 3rd

  9. 20 Ag Facts • WI rank in peas - 3rd • WI rank in carrots - 3rd • WI yearly honey harvest - 4.5 million lbs • WI yearly Christmas tree harvest - 3 million

  10. 20 Ag Facts – Tie Breakers • How many cheeseburgers would you have to eat every day to eat the same amount of feed as a full grown dairy cow? • How many gallons of blood passes through a cow’s udder to produce 1 gallon of milk?

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