It was a beautiful day…
Even the Dogs were loving it!
So I thought, “I’ll jump in my convertible and go for a drive.”
It was great…until the weather went from sunny, to seeing little rain drops on my windshield…then I looked like this…
And this…
I would have put up the top, unfortunately my convertible doesn’t look like this…
It looks like this…
Happy Friday!
I love trivia, and Oregon agriculture is full of interesting facts. So for today I’m going to share just a few of what Oregon agriculture is all about….
1. 16.4 million acres are in farmland
2. We grow all of the US blackberries, boysenberries, hazelnuts, loganberries & raspberries.
3. 140,000 jobs are linked to agriculture in Oregon, that’s 1 in every 8!
4. 10% of our economy is linked to agriculture.
5. Our top commodities are greenhouse plants/nursery, hay, cattle, milk, and wheat.
6. We are the top producers for ryegrass, crimson clover, onions, peppermint, and Christmas trees.
7. Our top export is Wheat, then seeds, then fruits.
8. Oregon has approximately 2000 different types of soil.
9. We grow more than 220 different crops here.
10. 97% of our farms here are family owned.
We have a wide impact on many parts of our state, US & Local economy because of the diverse products we can provide. Also just the sheer number of jobs that we support is pretty substantial! Thanks for stopping by and have a good Monday!
Sources:
Click to access facts_and_figures.pdf
http://www.oregonfresh.net/education/agfacts.php
I know that I’ve been posting mostly crop pictures on Fridays, but this time of year things are growing so fast and changing all the time that it’s so cool to me to see all the progress!! Hope you’re all not getting too bored, I’m sure something will break soon and I can post some pics of that haha! (knock on wood!)
Got some spring wheat fertilized yesterday!
This is my very “high tech” console that shows me how much I’m getting on, and my speed.
This is my slightly more high tech guidance screen that shows me where I’ve been and where I need to drive to get the best coverage.
Here’s another “high tech” item…a rear view mirror so I can glance back and see how much fertilizer I have in the tank.
You can see the fertilizer (small white granules) flying out the sides here behind me!
Pretty nice day to be out in the growing wheat fields! It won’t be long before they start to get a much darker green and grow, and grow, and grow!
What a good day to be a farmer!
NuttyGrass 