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Texas Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm organization, represents the interests of agricultural producers and rural communities across Texas as the "Voice of Texas Agriculture." Texas Farm Bureau's grassroots structure begins in local communities across the state of Texas. The non-profit organization’s direction and decision making are dictated by its members.〔(Texas Farm Bureau website )〕 Farm Bureau supports farmers and ranchers and advocates for a safe and affordable American food supply. Members create and shape the organization’s position on policy, and organization leadership works to implement the policy to benefit Texas agriculture. == Texas agriculture == Texas leads the nation in cattle, cotton, sheep and wool, goats and mohair and hay production. The Lone Star State also has the most farms and ranches and the highest value of farm real estate in the United States. A total of in Texas are occupied by the state's 247,500 farms and ranches.〔(Texas Department of Agriculture website )〕 Texas agriculture yields $19.8 billion annually in cash receipts. The most profitable crops include: cattle, cotton, milk, broilers (poultry), greenhouse and nursery, corn, wheat, timber, grain sorghum and vegetables. The agriculture industry in Texas nets approximately $100 billion in economic value for the state.〔 The agriculture industry is evolving rapidly to keep up with an expanding global population. Farmers and ranchers have adopted technologies to improve their efficiency and produce more food on the same amount of land. In 1940, the American farmer produced enough food to feed 19 people each year. Seven decades later, in 2010, the American farmer fed 155 people annually.〔(AFBF Food and Farm Facts )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Texas Farm Bureau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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