22 facts across the U.S.
The worlds first monument to an agricultural pest resides in the town of Enterprise, Alabama. In 1919, the citizens of E…
The pecan is Alabama's official state nut. The pecan is a large, deciduous tree in the hickory family and is native to N…
The Alaska State Fair held late summer in Palmer, Alaska is home to record breaking giant vegetable exhibits. Given Sout…
Georgia is the nations top producer of peanuts, pecans, and peaches.
Known as the sweetest onion in the world, the Vidalia onion can only be grown in the fields of certain counties around V…
While pineapples are practically synonymous with Hawaii, the fruit is not native to the islands and originated in South…
The potato wasn't what built Idaho. The fur trade, and then a series of gold and silver rushes, drove the state's early…
Orville Redenbacher, the man whose name became synonymous with popcorn, was born in Brazil, Indiana in 1907 and spent de…
Iowa produces about one third of the entire nation's pork. The state is home to roughly 23 million hogs at any given tim…
Kansas produces enough wheat each year to feed every person on earth for roughly two weeks. The state grows about 300 mi…
Maine produces roughly 99% of all wild blueberries grown in the United States. Wild blueberries are not planted but mana…
Montana has more cattle and calves than people by a ratio of roughly two to one. The state's nearly 2.5 million cattle o…
Homestead National Historical Park in Beatrice, Nebraska, commemorates the Homestead Act of 1862 — a law that transferre…
New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States, with over 1,200 people per square mile, more than t…
New Mexico's official state question is Red or Green, referring to the choice of red or green chile sauce that accompani…
North Carolina produces more sweet potatoes than any other state in the United States, growing roughly half the nation's…
North Dakota leads the nation in the production of sunflowers, canola, flaxseed, dry edible peas, and several other spec…
South Carolina actually produces more peaches than Georgia, despite Georgia's famous claim to the title. In most years,…
The King Ranch in south Texas, founded in 1853 by steamboat captain Richard King, covers 825,000 acres, making it larger…
Vermont produces approximately 50% of all maple syrup made in the United States, more than any other state, and about 5%…
Washington state produces approximately 70% of all apples grown in the United States. The combination of volcanic soil,…
Wisconsin produces approximately 25% of all cheese made in the United States, more than any other state, and is home to…