National Ag Week has started. It’s a week long celebration of American agriculture.
Actually, the big day is Friday which is the first day of spring and National Agriculture Day. Here’s some good information from the Agriculture Council of America.
World Population Growth Is Creating Needs For Food And Fiber
* World population is at 6.2 billion today, and is expected to reach 7.5 billion by the year 2020.
* There will be millions of new mouths to feed, many of whom rely on United States food production to meet this need.
The United States Is Best Positioned To Meet This Growing Need
* Agriculture is America’s #1 export.
* About 17% of raw U.S. agriculture products are exported yearly.
* The United States is out front in technological advances.
* U.S. farmers and ranchers produce more than 200 raw commodities yearly for domestic and export markets.
There’s plenty more on the Ag Day website.