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Farming heritage
Washington boasts three of the nation's top ten wheat-producing counties. Photo by John Conniff.
Chopping Mustard
Washington is second to only California in the number of agricultural products that it produces - over 230. Photo by Danielle Jensen.
Potato storage
Washington growers have the highest yield of potatoes per acre of any state in the country. Photo by Danielle Jensen.
Homeowners use the greatest concentration of chemical pesticides per acre.
Fact: True. The EPA found that homeowners applied chemical pesticides at a rate eight times higher (per acre), and they applied chemical fertilizers at a rate three times higher (per acre) than did farmers.