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  2. Agriculture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Agriculture in the United States is primarily governed by periodically renewed U.S. farm bills. Governance is both a federal and a local responsibility with the United States Department of Agriculture being the federal department responsible. Government aid includes research into crop types and regional suitability as well as many kinds of ...

  3. Category:Agriculture in the United States by state or ...

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    State agriculture commissioners in the United States (14 C, 10 P) Wine regions of the United States by state or territory (41 C, 31 P) Agriculture in Puerto Rico (6 C, 5 P)

  4. United States Census of Agriculture - Wikipedia

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    The Census of Agriculture is a census conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) that provides the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every county in the United States.

  5. List of belt regions of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The belt regions of the United States are portions of the country that share certain characteristics. The "belt" terminology was first applied to growing regions for various crops, which often follow lines of latitude because those are more likely to have similar climates. The allusion was to a long clothing belt, as seen on a map.

  6. Corn production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The US is the world's largest producer of corn. [8] According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the average U.S. yield for corn was 177 bushels per acre, up 3.3 percent over 2020 and a record high, with 16 states posting state records in output, and Iowa reporting a record of 205 bushels of corn per acre.

  7. History of agriculture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of agriculture in the United States covers the period from the first English settlers to the present day. In Colonial America, agriculture was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most towns were shipping points for the export of agricultural products. Most farms were geared toward subsistence production for family use.

  8. 49 states are in drought conditions, threatening water ... - AOL

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    David Hoekema, a hydrologist at the Idaho Department of Water Resources, told USA TODAY, “in northern Idaho, most of the agriculture there's rain-fed and the spring crops, especially spring ...

  9. Rice production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Historically, rice production in the United States was connected to agriculture using enslaved labor in the American South, first planting African rice and other kinds of rice in the marsh areas of Georgia, South Carolina, and later in the Louisiana territory and Texas, frequently in southern plantations. For some regions, this became an ...