Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 3/18/19

A new study shows that agriculture plays a big role in the success of the overall U.S. economy. More than one-fourth of the nation’s job total and more than one-fifth of the nation’s economy are tied, either directly or indirectly, to the food and agriculture sectors. A coalition of 23 agriculture groups commissioned the economic impact study that came out last week as the foundation of a new website called FeedingtheEconomy.com. Among some of the bigger report highlights, it shows that the total number of food and ag job come in at 45.5 million.

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