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Minnesota Agriculture
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Regional Patterns of Agriculture Production
Forest Production/Mining
Sugarbeets, wheat, diversified
Dairy, Corn, Alfalfa, Soybeans
Corn, Hogs, Soybeans
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Minnesota Profile
• Population-5.2 million (21st most populated)
• Rural Pop- 27%
• Total Area- 84,068 sq ft. (12th largest state)
• Total Employment- 3.5 million
• Land Area- 79,289 sq ft.
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Minnesota Farm Facts
•Number of Farms•81,000•1975 there were 118,000
•Farmland•26.9 million acres (53% of the states land area)
•Average Farm Size •332 acres
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Minnesota is the 6th largest agricultural
producer in the nation 4th Total Crop Production$9.75 Billion Net Income
8th Total Livestock Production$6.09 Billion Net Income
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1st in the production of…Turkey
Sweet Corn for Processing
Sugarbeets
Green Peas for Processing
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2nd in the production of…
Spring Wheat
Oats Dry EdibleBeans
Canola CultivatedWild Rice
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Top Ten in the production of...
• Soybeans • Hogs• Corn• Sunflowers• Flaxseed• Cheese• Mink Pelts
• Dairy• Red Meat• Barley• Potatoes• All Wheat• Cattle/Calves• Honey
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Minnesota Agricultural Exports• 7th largest
agricultural exporting state.
• MN Ag Exports totaled $5.5 billion in 2008
• Since 2000, exports sales have increased by $3 billion.
Top Export Commodities• Soybeans and
Soybean Products (1/3 total exports)
• Corn• Livestock Products• Wheat• Feeds
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Economic Impact of the Agriculture Industry in MN
• Minnesota’s agricultural industry is the 2nd largest employer and economic sector in MN.
• Every agricultural production job supports an additional 1.5 jobs in all economic sectors.
• Over 80% of all agriculture jobs are off the farm.– Processing– Distribution– Supply– Service Sectors
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Regional Specific Slide
• You may wish to include a few slides on agriculture in your county/town as a way to make the information more relative.
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2010 and Beyond
• Today, less than 2% of the US population is engaged in production agriculture.
• This 2% provides food for the entire world.• The world population is expected to double
by 2050. • The same land used today will need to supply
the food for the world’s population.
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Who will fill the jobs needed to double the worlds food
production?
Students from agriculture education
programs.
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Importance of Agriculture Video Clip
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyyCiCihxEI&feature=related
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Thank you!
• Comments?
• Questions?
• Contact Information for the speakers– Name, title and email– Name, title and email– Name, title and email
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Sources • http://www.mda.state.mn.us/~/media/Files/
agprofile.ashx
Minnesota Department of Agriculture • http://www.feedstuffsfoodlink.com/Media/
MediaManager/Food-Economics-and-Consumer-Choice-White-Paper.pdf
Jeff Simmons, Elanco Animal Health• http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/extension.html
USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture • http://www.agday.org/media/agday_media_kit.php
National Agriculture Council of America