Agriculture has long ceased to be considered the major economic sector. A large portion of the rural economy in the U.S. depends on agriculture. The 46.1 million people in rural America account for 72% of total land occupancy in the country, representing 14% of the total population. U.S agriculture practices are among the most fruitful and safe in the world, and in the past 30 years agricultural productivity has increased by 50%.
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