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Regional Patterns of Agriculture Production Forest Production/Mining Sugarbeets, wheat, diversified Dairy, Corn, Alfalfa, Soybeans Corn, Hogs, Soybeans

Minnesota Profile Population-5.2 million (21 st most populated) Rural Pop- 27% Total Area- 84,068 sq ft. (12 th largest state) Total Employment- 3.5 million Land Area- 79,289 sq ft.

Minnesota Farm Facts Number of Farms 81, there were 118,000 Farmland 26.9 million acres (53% of the states land area) Average Farm Size 332 acres

Minnesota is the 6 th largest agricultural producer in the nation 4 th Total Crop Production $9.75 Billion Net Income 8 th Total Livestock Production $6.09 Billion Net Income

1st in the production of… Turkey Sweet Corn for Processing Sugarbeets Green Peas for Processing

2 nd in the production of… Spring Wheat Oats Dry Edible Beans Canola Cultivated Wild Rice

Top Ten in the production of... Soybeans Hogs Corn Sunflowers Flaxseed Cheese Mink Pelts Dairy Red Meat Barley Potatoes All Wheat Cattle/Calves Honey

Minnesota Agricultural Exports 7 th 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

Economic Impact of the Agriculture Industry in MN Minnesota’s agricultural industry is the 2 nd 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

Agriculture Career Outlook Between the U.S. economy will generate 54,400 agriculture related jobs annually for students with baccalaureate or higher degrees in food, renewable energy, and environmental specialties Projections predict only 53,500 graduates will be available to fill these open positions each year.

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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 The same land used today will need to supply the food for the world’s population.

Who will fill the jobs needed to double the worlds food production? Students from agriculture education programs.

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Sources shxhttp:// shx Minnesota Department of Agriculture ger/Food-Economics-and-Consumer-Choice-White- Paper.pdfhttp:// ger/Food-Economics-and-Consumer-Choice-White- Paper.pdf Jeff Simmons, Elanco Animal Health USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture National Agriculture Council of America