Fun Farm Facts

Today’s conventional farms have less environmental impact than the farms of old?

Today, the avg. U.S. farmer produces enough food to feed you and 25 of your closest friends.

The majority of U.S. farms are owned and operated by families?

Agriculture is the nation’s second largest employer behind retail.

Most young farmers would like to see their children follow in their footsteps.

Idaho has the most farm acreage of any U.S. state.

The average size of a U.S. family farm is around 400 acres.

If you put 100 Americans in a room, on average, 10 would be farmers.

Men run over 95% of America’s farms.

The largest segment of U.S. agriculture is soybean production.