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  1. RT @NewEarth4Energy: http://bit.ly/10NrOO Viridity Energy Poised to Make Next Generation of Smart Grid a Reality http://bit.ly/1NXY1j
  2. RT @IowaFarmWriter: RT @animalag: New NYT review of "Eating Animals" questions author's priorities http://bit.ly/4jq2JB
  3. Another fact of the day: U.S. commodity programs cost Americans just 2.3 cents per meal or 6.9 cents a day.
  4. RT @renewablefuel: The Ethanol Production Process - Dry Milling. Learn more: http://bit.ly/Fk9vD
  5. Our fact of the day: There were 13.4% more women farmers in 2002 than in 1997, according to the 2002 Ag Census.
  6. Our fact of the day: U.S. consumers spend just 10% of their income on food-the lowest percentage in the world.
  7. Fact of the day: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing depends on farmers to produce paper currency-75% of every bill is made of cotton.
  8. Our fast fact of the day: Nearly 6% of farm households have had a negative household income over the past 10 years.
  9. make sure you friend us on Facebook! Search for Feeding Hand.
  10. Today we quote President Eisenhower: "In no other country do so few people produce so much food, to feed so many, at such reasonable prices"
  11. Hand's Fact of the day: Under the current farm bill, 2007 federal farm support is predicted to decline $3.9 billion since last year
  12. The hand's fact du jour: The market value of U.S. agriculture products in 2002 was $200 billion, or about $94,000 per farm.
  13. Fact du jour: The current farm bill isn't just about farmers, food and clothing-it also provides near $40 bil. 4 environmental conservation.
  14. We're sending city dwellers to harvest, check out the blog each week: http://bit.ly/I7CIb
  15. Farmers do not cause higher food prices! Check out our new feature courtesy of NFU: http://www.thehandthatfeeds...
  16. Pharmaceuticals...paint...fuel...cosmetics...crayons. These are just some of the everyday products made possible by U.S. farms
  17. According to the USDA, ethanol production adds 25-50 cents to the value of a bushel of corn - as much as $5.5B over the entire corn crop.
  18. The market value of U.S. agriculture products in 2002 was $200 billion, or about $94,000 per farm.
  19. Japanese grocery shoppers spend 26% of their incomes on food; Americans only spend 10%, thanks to farm policy.
  20. X-ray film…adhesives…ink…toothpaste -- just some of the everyday products made possible by U.S. farms.