Iredell County local farms and food profile

NC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION N.C. A&T STATE UNIVERSITY NC STATE UNIVERSITY Iredell County LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD PROFILE DATA FROM 2017 & 2012 USDA CENSUS. MORE INFO AT GO.NCSU.EDU/AGCENSUS 1 33,346 ACRES — OF — FARMS FROM 2012 1,055 FARMS i% FARMLAND COMPONENTS CROPLAND WOODLAND PASTURELAND OTHER DOWN ANIMAL FARMS DOWN 26% FROM 2012 FROM 2012 $112,871,000 TOTAL AG PRODUCTS SOLD W V/ \?/ 4/ Of t W М/ V/ W W М/ 4/ W $93,988,000 VALUE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS FT DOWN 27% FROM 2012 31 SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE FARMS $4,26 1 ,000 VALUE OF SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE PRODUCTS 518 DOWN FROM 2012 DOWN 21% FROM 2012 TOTAL CROP FARMS, INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE UP 7% FROM 2012 $ 1 8,884,000 VALUE OF CROP INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE DOWN 49% FROM 2012 DOWN 24% FROM 2012 47 FARMS THAT SELL DIRECT TO CONSUMER $1,868,000 DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES UP 140% FROM 2012 111 DOWN 35% FROM 2012 GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA FARMS $11,238,000 VALUE OF GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA PRODUCTS DOWN 59% FROM 2012 DOWN 18% FROM 2012 FRUIT, NUT & BERRY FARMS $455,000 VALUE OF FRUIT, NUT & BERRY 36 VEGETABLE, MELON, & POTATO ^ FARMS 0% FROM 2012 % mJ I $340,000 VALUE OF VEGETABLE, MELON & POTATO * 2012 data not collected by US AG Census UP 40% FROM 2012 $554,000 AGRITOURISM REVENUE UP 41% FROM 2012 DOWN 51% FROM 2012 19 AGRITOURISM FARMS FEMALE PRODUCERS 1139 MALE PRODUCERS # 413 NEW & BEGINNING FARMERS 216 PRODUCERS WITH MILITARY SERVICE 60.3 PRINCIPAL PRODUCER AVERAGE AGE 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.