TM Livestock and Crops

We post fun facts and issues about agriculture daily!

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

@midmoturf @BarstoolClopton Way to help the school out! It’s looking good!🌱

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

@midmoturf More Oxygen? im down for that! #breathe

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

@Farmgirl2204 That’s so much water! We need to find a way to collect all of that!

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Crisis of the day: Dairy cattle farms have dropped 3% just this year alone. Since 1970 they have dropped 93%. Today’s dairy cattle farms are afraid of surviving. As a former dairy cattle owner this really saddens me😢

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Can you count the amount of tastebuds on your tongue? I didn’t think so. You think you have a lot of tastebuds? We only have 9,000 tastebuds. Pigs have 15,000 tastebuds! How can that be???🐷

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Fun Fact of the Day: Sheep don’t have bottom teeth! They only have top teeth 🦷

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Ag issue of the day: Rain Rain Go Away! Lately there has been so much rain that the crops are not doing so hot. This is going to affect us a lot when harvest comes around.🌧

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Ever went out to the chicken coop and collected eggs and you walk in and drop the basket on the kitchen floor and your mom gets mad at you? We have a solution. Sprinkle the cracked eggs with a lot of salt for easy cleanup. Now your mom can’t stay mad at you🥚🥚

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Did you know? Chickens are omnivores. They like to eat seeds and corn but they also eat small mice and lizards. Now you know🐥🐁

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Listen up, PLANT BASED MEAT IS NOT MEAT!! Meat is the flesh of an animal. Plants do NOT come from animals so stop calling plant based meat, meat🌱🌱

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Issue of the day: Most of the farmers in today’s farming society are older folks, this is a problem because they are going to pass and then no one will be able to take over. Young people need to come take action!👨🏻‍🦳 🚜

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Did you know that cows consume 40 pounds of food a day but humans only consume 5 pounds! They gotta put meat on somehow 🐮 #agchat

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Today’s weather is looking a little rough! Be careful out there farmers! There’s a 90% of rain all day⛈👨🏻‍🌾#agchat

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Listen up Diabetics, did you know that insulin actually comes from pigs😱 #agchat

[TM Livestock and Crops @LivestockTm]

Fun Fact: Pumpkins are actually fruits! #agchat

[Dept. of Agriculture @USDA]

Americans consume approximately 7.13 pounds of avocado. That’s roughly

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Per person, per year

#NationalAvocadoDay

[Dept. of Agriculture @USDA]

Corn is America’s largest crop in 2019. According to @usda_nass, U.S. farmers have planted 91.7 million acres of 🌽 this year, which is 3% more than last year https://t.co/rlwWnn5fN0

[Sonny Perdue @SonnyPerdue]

.@USDA, @CBP, states, and the U.S. pork industry remain vigilant to prevent African Swine Fever from entering our borders or ports #ASF.

[Dept. of Agriculture @USDA]

Feral swine have been reported in at least 35 states, with a population estimated at over 6 million.

Our agencies stand ready to work with partners at the state & local level to respond to the threat of these destructive invasive species - learn how https://t.co/CAaPM6cJdc #ASF

[USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service @USDAFoodSafety]

Rinsing chicken can spread germs to your kitchen sink. These germs can contaminate utensils or other food and make you sick. Stay safe: Skip the rinsing and cook your chicken to 165ᵒF. #FoodSafety https://t.co/9wOHypesax