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Did You Know...
- Ninety-two percent of Iowa's land is devoted to agriculture.
- Iowa leads the nation in the percentage of land used for agriculture.
- Iowa leads the nation in the production of corn, soybeans, and pork.
- Iowa is second in the nation in egg production.
- About 6.4 percent of the US agriculture exports come from Iowa.
- Approximately 12 million acres of corn were harvested in Iowa in
1999.
- Iowa's average rainfall is 30.1 inches per year.
- The number of Iowa farms is steadily declining. In 1998 there were
97,000 farms in Iowa. In 2000, there were 95,000 farms.
- Approximately 11 million acres of soybeans were harvested in Iowa
in 1999.
- Iowa's 5 most important agricultural products are corn, soybeans,
cattle, hogs and dairy products.
- Some Iowa farmers are developing alternative farm products such as
herbs, honey, goats, emus, ostriches, rabbits, flowers and even fish.
- In 1999 Iowa produced 3.9 million pounds of honey.
- In 1998, Iowa packing plants produced 6.2 billion pounds of meat.
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