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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Americans consumed on average 40.2 pounds of cheese in 2020. And yet, due to the over supply of cheese products, that barely made a dent on the huge surplus of cheese the American government is storing on various storage facilities throughout the US.  From 1998 to 2021, milk consumption has fallen from 198 pounds of milk per capita to 141 pounds. And though demand is declining, production is not. It has risen 44%  during the same period, from 157 million pounds in 1998, to 226 million pounds in 2021.  According to the Farm Link Project , in 2016, the American dairy industry dumped a whopping 43 million gallons of milk into fields, animal feed, and anaerobic lagoons. Though this waste is staggering, it is also not representative of the size of the surpluses being run by dairy farms. The dairy industry received 43 billion and 36.3 billion dollars in 2016 and 2017, respectively, f...

In the US Northwest, rain can damage the fruit on cherry trees. So helicopter pilots are paid to fly oνer the orchards, using their downdraft to dry the fruit as it ripens. Here's a 17-minute video of a helicopter pilot describing her experience.  You can read more on her blog  aneclecticmind.com

The mean greenhouse gas emissions of getting 100 grams of protein from beef, lamb, farmed crustacean, cheese, pork, farmed fish, poultry, eggs, peanuts and beans

Number of craft beer breweries in the United States in 2017 by state

Salmon sushi was introduced to Japan by the Norwegians in 1986