Author Question: Cooperative extension agents only serve producers. Indicate whether the statement is true or ... (Read 55 times)

maychende · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

Cooperative extension agents only serve producers.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Give an overview of the beef industry in the United States.

What will be an ideal response?

nhea · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

F

Answer to Question 2

Currently, there are more than 97 million head of beef on about 800,000 farms and ranches in the United States. Cattle accounts for the largest segment of all the agricultural industry in the United States. Most cattle are raised on family-owned farms and ranches. About 80 percent of all cattle businesses have been in the same families for the past 25 years. Annually, the United States produces nearly 25 percent of the world's beef supply with less than 10 percent of the world's cattle. The beef industry contributes more than 66 billion to the U.S. economy each year.