Colby Ferguson - Ag Business Development Specialist

Setting the StageWhere We’re Headed

Consumption versus ProductionMontgomery & Frederick County

Mont. Co. Consumption 2007 CensusBlueberries 535,129 lbs 89.19 acres

89 acres totalStrawberries 924,676 gallons 577.92 acres

Lettuce 16,565,272 lbs 1,104.35 acres

456 acres totalTomatoes 30,663,941 lbs 2,057.98 acresPotatoes 38,069,094 lbs 1,903.45 acres

Sweet Corn 6,962,210 lbs 1,481.32 acresSquash 1,817,485 lbs 154.02 acresApples 25,557,705 lbs 760.65 acres

241 acresPeaches 4,097,836 lbs 426.86 acres

Milk 108,121,976 lbs 5,149 cows 703 cowsChicken 31,863,568 lbs 6,779,483 birds 200 birds

Beef 36,933,101 lbs 47,350 cattle 1,955 cattlePork 24,268,497 lbs 121,342 hogs 208 hogsLamb 432,079 lbs 6,647 lambs 359 lambs

Fred. Co. Consumption 2007 CensusBlueberries 129,184 lbs 21.53 acres

53 acres totalStrawberries 223,224 gallons 139.52 acres

Lettuce 3,995,404 lbs 266.60 acres

533 acres totalTomatoes 7,402,497 lbs 496.81 acresPotatoes 9,190,155 lbs 459.50 acres

Sweet Corn 1,680,728 lbs 357.60 acresSquash 438,754 lbs 37.18 acresApples 6,169,815 lbs 184 acres

314 acresPeaches 989,247 lbs 103 acres

Milk 26,101,429 lbs 1,244 cows 15,549 cowsChicken 7,692,096 lbs 1,636,616 birds 2,048 birds

Beef 8,915,918 lbs 11,431 cattle 20,496 cattlePork 5,858,591 lbs 29,293 hogs 12,493 hogsLamb 104,607 lbs 1,605 lambs 1,275 lambs

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The Eastern Shore Change

Where Are We Headed?• How can government help farmers when making business

decisions?• What can we do to improve the regional significance of our Ag

Industry?• If the poultry industry was to leave the Chesapeake Bay region,

what would happen to the grain industry here and where would our region get their poultry?

• Under the current Farm Bill, the average American consumer spends $0.19 of every $1.00 of gross income on food, what will it be under the next Farm Bill?

• Seeing the farmer’s continued stewardship of the land, how do we move the emphasis of the bay clean-up from the farmer to where the real problem lies?