IOW A FARMERS FEED US

Whether you’re enjoying a delicious pork chop dinner or a T-bone steak hot off the grill, farmers from across the state work hard so Iowa families and those around the world can enjoy their favorite foods.

We invite you to spend time getting to know us and our families. Watch us at work and take a quick tour of our farms so you can learn more about our dedication to growing safe food, and raising healthy crops and livestock, while protecting and conserving the land.

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FUN FARM FACTS
Mature turkeys have more than 3,500 feathers.
There are 47 different breeds of sheep in the U.S.
Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world.
The average person consumes 584 pounds of dairy products a year.
Elevators in the Statue of Liberty use a soybean-based hydraulic fluid.
Like snowflakes, no two cows have exactly the same pattern of spots.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
The average dairy cow produces seven gallons of milk a day, 2,100 pounds of milk a month, and 46,000 glasses of milk a year.
Turkeys originated in North and Central America, and evidence indicates that they have been around for more than 10 million years.
Agriculture employs more than 24 million American workers (17% of the total U.S. work force).
Today's American farmer feeds about 155 people worldwide. In 1960, that number was 25.8.
One pound of wool can make 10 miles of yarn. There are 150 yards (450 feet) of wool yarn in a baseball.
Soybeans are an important ingredient for the production of crayons. In fact, one acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons.
The heaviest turkey ever raised weighed 86 pounds, about the size of an average third-grader.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs, because a cow's knees cannot bend properly in order to walk down.
Cows have 4 stomachs and can detect smells up to 6 miles away!




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