Wake County local farms and food profile

NC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION N.C. A&T STATE UNIVERSITY NC STATE UNIVERSITY Wake County LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD PROFILE DATA FROM 2017 & 2012 USDA CENSUS. MORE INFO AT GO.NCSU.EDU/AGCENSUS DOWN 9% FROM 2012 77,008 ACRES — OF — FARMS OF FARM FARMS FARMLAND COMPONENTS CROPLAND WOODLAND PASTURELAND OTHER DOWN 2% FROM 2012 $63,656,000 TOTAL AG PRODUCTS SOLD V/ W \)/ W Ф t W W W \V № М/ М/ W М/ $7,1 10,000 VALUE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS UP 85% FROM 2012 72 SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE FARMS $17,062,000 VALUE OF SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE PRODUCTS 396 TOTAL CROP FARMS, INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE DOWN 8% FROM 2012 DOWN 18% FROM 2012 DOWN $56,546,000 VALUE OF CROP INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE DOWN 17% FROM 2012 118 FARMS THAT SELL DIRECT TO CONSUMER $4,464,000 DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES UP FROM 2012 110 DOWN GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA FARMS FROM 2012 $5,145,000 VALUE OF GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA PRODUCTS DOWN 55% FROM 2012 a DOWN io% FROM 2012 FRUIT, NUT & BERRY FARMS *2012 data not collected by US AG Census $343,000 VALUE OF FRUIT, NUT & BERRY DOWN 55% FROM 2012 90 VEGETABLE, MELON, & POTATO FARMS " DOWN 5% FROM 2012 % mJ I $8,735,000 VALUE OF VEGETABLE, MELON & POTATO UP 144% FROM 2012 $3,779,000 AGRITOURISM REVENUE UP 71 6% FROM 2012 47 AGRITOURISM FARMS 459 FEMALE PRODUCERS 760 MALE PRODUCERS # 404 NEW & BEGINNING FARMERS 131 PRODUCERS WITH MILITARY SERVICE 58.7 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.