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Statue of Liberty Goes Green with Soybeans
Agfact Day #25 All the elevators in the Statue of Liberty use a soy-based hydraulic fluid.
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Shrinking Carbon Footprint of Beef
Agfact Day #26: The carbon footprint of beef was reduced by more than 16% from 1977 to 2007. U.S. cattlemen raise 20% of the world’s beef with 7% of the world’s cattle, making the United States a...
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Wheat, the First Biotech Crop
Agfact #27 Wheat is the product of a cross between three different grass species which is reputed to have happened about 10,000 B.C. Our forefathers quickly learned this wild grass was a good source...
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Well, Crack Me Up
Agfact Day #28 Each of the roughly 280 million laying birds in the U.S. produces from 250 to 300 eggs a year. In total, the U.S. produces about 75 billion eggs a year, about 10% of the world supply....
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McDonald’s Top Pork Buyer
Agfact #29 McDonald’s, with its Sausage McMuffin, McRib sandwich and breakfast platters, is one of the nation’s largest buyer of pork products, consuming about 1% of the nation’s total production. More...
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Beef, largest single segment
Agfact Day #30 Cattle and beef production represent the largest single segment of American agriculture. In fact according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) more farms are classified as beef...
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Taking the First Step
The winter months are Calving Season for Day Cattle Farm. Despite the cold temperatures and unpredictable Illinois weather, I personally enjoy calving season. The miracle of birth can provide a whole...
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Thank You Consumers
Today (March 19) is National Ag Day, a day to celebrate the wonderful world of Agriculture. As a farmer, I cannot imagine a day when I do not get my hands dirty or welcome a brand new calf into the...
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Women in Ag
A salute to all women in the agriculture industry. Thank you to WAND-TV for inviting me to talk about Women in AG. Agribusiness Today; 5/7/2013.
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Wordless Wednesday
With Plant 13 finish, the farm crew moved onto the first cutting of grass hay
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