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26,000
Number of farms |
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1,512 acres
Average size of a North Dakota farm |
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39,300,000 acres
Land in North Dakota farms |
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90%
North Dakota’s land area occupied by farms; the motto, “Strength from the Soil,” appears on the state’s coat of arms and governor’s flag |
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1st
North Dakota farmers are experts in no-tillage and reduced tillage practices that help save the soil |
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Every time
Every time we eat spaghetti, chances are there’s North Dakota durum in it |
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1,200,000
Turkeys produced annually in North Dakota |
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3,600,000 acres
Corn acres intended in 2022, -12% vs 2021
105 bu/acre
Corn yield in 2021, -34.0 bu/acre vs. 2020 |
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7,000,000 acres
Soybean acres intended in 2022, -3% vs 2021
25.5 bu/acre
Soybean yield in 2021, -8.0 bu/acre vs. 2020 |
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6,280,000 acres
Wheat acres intended in 2022, -3% vs. 2021
47.6 bu/acre
Wheat yield in 2021, +15.4 bu/acre vs. 2020 |
Last 60 Days Percent of Normal Precipitation, Valid on July 21, 2022