Agriculture Industry Celebrates National Farmers Day
On National Farmers Day (October 12th) the agriculture industry recognized the hard work demonstrated every day by farmers across America. NCFC, National Milk Producers Federation, Land O’Lakes put together the information below to help folks voice their appreciation through social channels for the role of America’s farmers.
The Land O'Lakes website provides several images and gifs that can be used to highlight #NationalFarmersDay. Additionally, below are some key facts/statistics.
- There are roughly 3.2 million farmers in the United States—that’s less than 2 percent of our population.
- Ninety-nine percent of farms are family-owned, and account for 89 percent of agriculture production.
- The average American farmer grows enough to feed 165 people!
- USDA’s latest Census of Agriculture found that 25% of farmers were “new and beginning” – meaning they had been operating their current farm for fewer than ten years.
- And there are 969,672 women farmers in the United States – that’s nearly 1/3 of all farmers.
- Farmers are tech-savvy. Satellites, GPS systems, and other new solutions are helping today’s farmers get the most of every acre, drop of water and seed they plant.