Washington boasts three of the nation's top ten wheat-producing counties. Photo by John Conniff.
Washington is second to only California in the number of agricultural products that it produces - over 230. Photo by Danielle Jensen.
Washington growers have the highest yield of potatoes per acre of any state in the country. Photo by Danielle Jensen.
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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.
