Klf* COOPERATIVE
llV EXTENSION
N.C. A&T
STATE UNIVERSITY
NC STATE
UNIVERSITY
Brunswick County
LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD PROFILE
DATA FROM 2017 & 2012 USDA CENSUS. MORE INFO AT GO.NCSU.EDU/AGCENSUS
DOWN
2%
FROM
2012
44,693
ACRES
— OF —
FARMS
UP
8%
OF FARM
FARMS
DOWN
9%
FROM
2012
L
FARMLAND
COMPONENTS
CROPLAND
WOODLAND
PASTURELAND
OTHER
92
ANIMAL
FARMS
DOWN
2%
FROM
2012
DOWN
21%
FROM
2012
$46,069,000
TOTAL AG PRODUCTS SOLD
W
V/
\?/
4/
Of W t W
М/ V/
W W V/
4/
W
$30,294,000
VALUE OF ANIMAL
PRODUCTS
0%
FROM
2012
11
SOD, GREENHOUSE,
NURSERY, FLORICULTURE
FARMS
$1,801,000
VALUE OF SOD, GREENHOUSE,
NURSERY, FLORICULTURE
PRODUCTS
131
TOTAL CROP FARMS,
INCLUDING NURSERY
& GREENHOUSE
DOWN
58%
FROM
2012
DOWN
14%
FROM
2012
DOWN
$15,776,000
VALUE OF CROP
INCLUDING NURSERY
& GREENHOUSE
DOWN
44%
FROM
2012
DOWN
io%
FROM
2012
27 FARMS THAT SELL
DIRECT TO CONSUMER
$3,082,000
DIRECT TO
CONSUMER SALES
UP
4%
FROM
2012
71
GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN,
PEA FARMS
$7,656,000
VALUE OF GRAIN, OILSEED,
BEAN, PEA PRODUCTS
DOWN
44%
FROM
2012
* Insufficient Data
FARMS WITH
INTERMEDIATED
UP
8%
FROM
2012
14
FRUIT, NUT &
BERRY FARMS
$316,000
VALUE OF
FRUIT, NUT &
BERRY
18
VEGETABLE,
MELON, &
POTATO
FARMS "
DOWN
18%
FROM
2012
%
mJ I
$4,960,000
VALUE OF
VEGETABLE, MELON
& POTATO
2012 data not collected by US AG Census
$130,000
AGRITOURISM
REVENUE
11
AGRITOURISM
FARMS
m 129
Ti FEMALE
PRODUCERS
MALE
PRODUCERS
#
90
NEW & BEGINNING FARMERS
85
PRODUCERS
WITH
MILITARY
SERVICE
58.9
PRINCIPAL
PRODUCER
AVERAGE AGE
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