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Agricultural Impact - The Foundation of Montana's Economy
- Agriculture provides over 30k jobs & grosses approximately $5B every year
- 1 of every 6 jobs is directly related to agriculture
- 28K farms & ranches produce crops/livestock
- Of the 93M acres in Montana, 58M are used for agriculture
Top Statewide Agricultural Resources
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Ranching, Cattle Ranching livestock comprise 48% of MT's yearly income. In 2021, livestock was made up of approximately 3.5M cattle, cows, & calves. | Sugar Beets, Corn Sugar beets & corn thrive in cooler summer climates (ideal MT weather). In 2021, 846K tons of corn & 1.3M tons of sugar beets were harvested. |
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Wheat, Barley, Hay MT's 2020 Economic Income yielded $1.05B in wheat, $446M in hay, & $185M in barley. In 2021, over 14M acres of wheat, barley, & hay were harvested. | Black Cherries, Legumes 250K+ cherries of all types are harvested annually in MT. In 2021, MT crop farms yielded 2.4M pounds of legumes & seeds. |
