• Kentucky Proud generated more than $200 million in retail sales of Kentucky farm products just through member retailers in 2010

Horses accounted for $700 million in farm cash receipts in Kentucky in 2010, according to the Kentucky office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Agriculture employs 14 percent of the U.S. workforce, or about 21 million people.

The average American farmer feeds 155 people.

About 2,000 vendors recorded sales of some $8 million in Kentucky's 147 farmers' markets in 2010.

Only 13.2 percent of Kentucky’s youth eat fruits and vegetables five or more times a day, compared with the national average of 21.4 percent

37 percent of Kentucky's youth are obese or overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The average dairy cow generates over $13,700 in economic ripple effect each year, according to the Kentucky Dairy Development Council.

Beef is America's leading source of protein and an important dietary source of iron, zinc, B-vitamins, and other essential nutrients. Go to www.kybeef.com to find out more.

Agriculture is one of the few U.S. business sectors to boast a trade surplus with nearly $34 billion more exports than imports in 2010.