Ever wonder how many cows can be found in the Lone Star State, or how much ice cream is produced from their milk on an annual basis?

Ever been curious about how Texas stacks up against the other 49 states when it comes to agricultural real estate value, number of items exported or production of everything from chicken and eggs to pecans and cantaloupes?

If so, then check out Texas Farm Bureau’s newest edition of Texas Ag Stats, found online on the bureau’s main home page at www.txfb.org. To access, click the “Ag Stats” link that appears on the dropdown menu of the Education button on the top toolbar.

Texas Ag Stats begins with a listing of the top 15 commercial commodities in the state, including information about what that crop or livestock means financially each year to Texas producers and how that compares nationally to other states.

Using the most recent data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Ag Stats provides a by-thenumbers view of most of the major crops and livestock grown in Texas, including specific crop data, top production counties and other items of interest specific to each category.

“While hardly a complete view of all the products grown in Texas, this is an encyclopedic look at most of the major money makers in the state’s second largest industry,” said Gene Hall, public relations director for Texas Farm Bureau. “It’s perfect for those who need a ready reference of production numbers in the Lone Star State, or those who are just curious about how we rate nationally in some specific crop category.”