Facincating ND Facts

To give those of you who've never been to North Dakota a better sense of what life looks like in ND, here's a top ten list of interesting facts (North Dakota Agricultural Facts 2008):

1. 1 in 4 workers are employed in farming/ranching
2. ND grows enough corn to produce almost 750 million gallons of ethanol a year
3. 90% of the state's land is made up of farms/ranches
4. ND annually produces enough beef for 100 million burgers
5. There are over 30,000 farms/ranches
6. ND produces over 90% of America's flaxseed and canola
7. In under 10 seconds, enough wheat can be harvested for 70 loaves of bread
8. The state's farmland could cover 12 million city blocks
9. Enough wheat is grown yearly to produce nearly 15 billion loaves of bread
10. The soybean production annually is enough for over 200 billion crayons

I hope this gives you a better understanding of our landscape.

By God's Grace, Jeff