Rowan County local farms and food profile

Klf* COOPERATIVE llV EXTENSION N.C. A&T STATE UNIVERSITY NC STATE UNIVERSITY Rowan County LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD PROFILE DATA FROM 2017 & 2012 USDA CENSUS. MORE INFO AT GO.NCSU.EDU/AGCENSUS 118,914 ACRES — OF — DOWN FARMS OF FARM FARMS i% FARMLAND COMPONENTS CROPLAND WOODLAND PASTURELAND OTHER 517 ANIMAL FARMS DOWN 9% FROM 2012 DOWN 3% FROM 2012 $81,781,000 TOTAL AG PRODUCTS SOLD W V/ \?/ 4/ Of t W М/ \>/ V/ My >»/ \)/ 4/ W $33,708,000 VALUE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS UP *1% FROM 2012 26 SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE FARMS 507 VALUE OF SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE PRODUCTS * Insufficient Data DOWN TOTAL CROP FARMS, INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE UP 10% FROM 2012 $48,073,000 VALUE OF CROP INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE DOWN DOWN 3% FROM 2012 98 FARMS THAT SELL DIRECT TO CONSUMER $1,127,000 DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES UP 91"» FROM 2012 UP 169 17% FROM 2012 GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA FARMS $18,820,000 VALUE OF GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA PRODUCTS DOWN 35% FROM 2012 DOWN 12% FROM 2012 FRUIT, NUT & BERRY FARMS 56 VEGETABLE, MELON, & POTATO ^ FARMS UP 30% FROM 2012 VALUE OF FRUIT, NUT & BERRY * Insufficient Data mJ I $10,758,000 VALUE OF VEGETABLE, MELON & POTATO * 2012 data not collected by US AG Census AGRITOURISM REVENUE * Insufficient Data DOWN 47% FROM 2012 8 AGRITOURISM FARMS 476 FEMALE PRODUCERS 1006 MALE PRODUCERS # 429 NEW & BEGINNING FARMERS 176 PRODUCERS WITH MILITARY SERVICE 58.9 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.