Scotland County local farms and food profile

NC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION N.C. A&T STATE UNIVERSITY NC STATE UNIVERSITY Scotland County LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD PROFILE DATA FROM 2017 & 2012 USDA CENSUS. MORE INFO AT GO.NCSU.EDU/AGCENSUS 54,853 ACRES — OF — FARMS OF FARM 108 FARMS DOWN 28"» FROM 2012 L FARMLAND COMPONENTS CROPLAND WOODLAND PASTURELAND OTHER UP 36"» FROM 2012 $112,158,000 TOTAL AG PRODUCTS SOLD 41 ANIMAL FARMS DOWN 28"» FROM 2012 V/ W 4/ W W t V/ V/ \>/ № М/ М/ W М/ $100,607,000 VALUE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS w UP 62% FROM 2012 2 SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE FARMS 62 VALUE OF SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE PRODUCTS TOTAL CROP FARMS, INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE DOWN 78% FROM 2012 DOWN i6% FROM 2012 $11,551,000 VALUE OF CROP INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE DOWN 43% FROM 2012 DOWN 67% FROM 2012 2 FARMS THAT SELL DIRECT TO CONSUMER DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES * Insufficient Data 28 DOWN GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA FARMS FROM 2012 $7,061,000 VALUE OF GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA PRODUCTS DOWN 42% FROM 2012 * Insufficient Data FARMS WITH INTERMEDIATED DOWN 50% FROM 2012 2 FRUIT, NUT & BERRY FARMS 8 VEGETABLE, MELON, & POTATO FARMS " DOWN 20% FROM 2012 VALUE OF FRUIT, NUT & BERRY ♦ mJ I VALUE OF VEGETABLE, MELON & POTATO * insufficient Data 2012 data not collected by US AG Census AGRITOURISM REVENUE * Insufficient Data DOWN 71% FROM 2012 2 AGRITOURISM FARMS § 48 Ti FEMALE PRODUCERS 119 MALE PRODUCERS # NEW & BEGINNING FARMERS 21 PRODUCERS WITH MILITARY SERVICE 59.9 PRINCIPAL PRODUCER AVERAGE AGE NC FarmLink NC Local Food NCSU | NCA&T | NCDA&CS www.cefs.ncsu.edu N.C. Cooperative Extension prohibits discrimination and harassment regardless of age, color, disability, family and marital status, gender identity, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation and veteran status. NC State and N.C. A&T State universities, U.S. Department of Agriculture and local governments cooperating. This material was produced with funding from the NC Cooperative Extension Local Food Program.