Washington growers have the highest yield of potatoes per acre of any state in the country. Photo by Danielle Jensen.
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.
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Farmers have higher than average rates of cancer because they apply synthetic pesticides.
Fact: As a whole, farmers do not have higher rates of cancer. Farmers have higher rates of skin cancer, but this is due to sun exposure and not pesticides.
