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Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Gary Keough, State DirectorUSDA

National Agricultural Statistics Service New England

Field Office53 Pleasant St, Rm 2100

Concord, NH 03301

603-224-9639800-642-9571Fax 603-225-1434

www.nass.usda.gov/nh

Trends in New England Agriculture

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Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

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Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

New England Land in Farms, Acres, 1997, 2002, 2007

Source: Census of Agriculture

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Percentages of New England Farms by NAICS1997, 2002, 2007

Source: Census of Agriculture

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New England Cash Receipts 1997-2008

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New England Agricultural Related Income,1997, 2002, 2007

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Percentage of Total Market Value of Agriculture Salesfrom Direct Sales, New England States and U.S.

2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture

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New England States’ National Rankings• Percentage of all farms that have direct sales

– New Hampshire, 1st

– Connecticut, 2nd

– Massachusetts, 4th,– Vermont, 5th

– Maine, 6th

– Rhode Island, 7th

• Direct market sales as a percentage of all farm sales– Rhode Island, 1st

– Massachusetts, 2nd

– Connecticut, 4th

– New Hampshire, 3rd

– Vermont, 5th

– Maine, 7th

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Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

New England States’ National Rankings

• Average direct market sales per farm– Connecticut, $27,072 per farm, 1st

– Massachusetts, $25,356 per farm, 2nd

– Rhode Island, $25,270 per farm, 3rd

– New Hampshire, $13,615 per farm, 5th

– Vermont, $15,541 per farm, 8th– Maine, $10,803 per farm, 12th

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Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

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Organic Sales as Percentage of all Agricultural Sales, New England States and U. S., 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture

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Percentage of Farms with Organic Sales, New England and U.S. 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture

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Percentage of Farms with Women Principal Operators,New England States and U.S., 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture

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Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Percentage of Farms with Agri-tourism, 2007

Source: Census of Agriculture

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Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

• Generated energy or electricity on the farm– 2.0% of New England farms, 1.1

• Practiced rotational or management intensive grazing– 18.9% of New England farms,17.6% of U.S. farms

• Produced and sold value-added commodities– 8.7% of New England farms, 3.6% of U.S. farms

• Marketed products through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) – 2.3% of New England farms, 0.6% of U.S. farms

Other New England and U.S comparisons

Source: Census of Agriculture