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Ag in MD
100

The amount of farms that fill rural U.S.

What is 2 million?

100

The average age of farmers in the U.S.

What is 46 years old?

100

After costs are cut out, farmers make this much per dollar for their crops.

What is 8 cents?

100

Americans enjoy a food supply that is abundant, safe and this.

What is affordable?

100

The top Agriculture product produced in MD, bringing in $931 million.

What is broiler chicken?

200

Many crops can be produced on a small amount of land. On one acre of land, this many strawberries can be produced.

What is 50,000 pounds?
200

The percentage of farmers according to the U.S. population.

What is less than 2%?

200

Farming accounts for this percentage of the total U.S. Budget.

What is less than 0.5%?

200

The United States three top farm products.

What is cattle/calves, corn, and soybeans.

200

Most farmland in Maryland lies here.

What is North Central and Eastern Shore Maryland?

300

The acreage of farmland around the U.S.

What is 895.3 million?

300

The percentage of farms that are run by families.

What is 98%?

300

The U.S. sells more of this to national markets than any other country?

What are food and fibers?

300
The percentage of Agricultural products produced on family farms.

What is 86%?

300

The amount of urban farms in Baltimore City.

What is more than 30?
400

The University of Maryland and the USDA have partnered together to create this program to provide outreach and educational opportunities.

What is the Small Farm Program?

400

Since 2012, the number of Hispanic/Latino farm operators is up to this percentage.

What is 13%?

400

During holidays, Americans spend nearly this much amount on food each year.

What is $14 billion?

400

One farm in the U.S. feeds this many people.

What is 166 people?

400

The MD Agricultural land preservation foundation has preserved over 330,000 acres of this.

What is farm and woodland?

500

Farmers intentionally provide this for local wildlife, causing a significant population increase in the past few decades.

What is habitat?

500

Women make up 36% of the total number of this profession in the U.S.

What are Farm operators?
500

Agriculture contributes this amount of money to the U.S. GDP.

What is $1.264 trillion?

500

The production of this product has increased more than 360% since 1950

What is corn?

500

The MD Agricultural land preservation foundation plans to preserve over 1 million acres by this date.

What is 2030?

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