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Missouri Farm Bureau and the 113 Farm Bureau organizations across the state have declared Feb. 5-11, Thank a Farmer Week.
Farmers today grow more food while using fewer resources than any time in history. With our changing marketplace, farmers provide an increasing variety of food items to meet consumer’s demand. Thanks to technology and efficiencies in agriculture, one U.S. farmer today can provide food and fiber for 154 people, according to statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.
For the first time in human history, most people have little contact with the source of their food supply, relying on others to produce what is needed.
According to the USDS, farm families make up about two percent of the U.S. population, yet they provide for themselves and the other 98 percent.
Farmers provide an abundant food supply that is affordable and healthy. The most recent information from the USDA indicates American families and individuals spend an average of 10 percent of their disposable personal income for food. Other countries spend a much larger percentage… Italy, 14 percent; China, 33 percent; Philippines, 37 percent; Indonesia, 43 percent and Pakistan, 46 percent.
Agriculture is an important part of Phelps County’s economy. Farm businesses give back to the community in many ways while they produce food and fiber for the world.
Join the Phelps County Farm Bureau as we pause to ‘Thank Farmers’ for a job well done during our special promotion Feb. 5-11.
Missouri Farm Bureau and the 113 Farm Bureau organizations across the state have declared Feb. 5-11, Thank a Farmer Week.
Farmers today grow more food while using fewer resources than any time in history. With our changing marketplace, farmers provide an increasing variety of food items to meet consumer’s demand. Thanks to technology and efficiencies in agriculture, one U.S. farmer today can provide food and fiber for 154 people, according to statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.
For the first time in human history, most people have little contact with the source of their food supply, relying on others to produce what is needed.
According to the USDS, farm families make up about two percent of the U.S. population, yet they provide for themselves and the other 98 percent.
Farmers provide an abundant food supply that is affordable and healthy. The most recent information from the USDA indicates American families and individuals spend an average of 10 percent of their disposable personal income for food. Other countries spend a much larger percentage… Italy, 14 percent; China, 33 percent; Philippines, 37 percent; Indonesia, 43 percent and Pakistan, 46 percent.
Agriculture is an important part of Phelps County’s economy. Farm businesses give back to the community in many ways while they produce food and fiber for the world.
Join the Phelps County Farm Bureau as we pause to ‘Thank Farmers’ for a job well done during our special promotion Feb. 5-11.
