Sampson County local farms and food profile

Klf* COOPERATIVE llV EXTENSION N.C. A&T STATE UNIVERSITY NC STATE UNIVERSITY Sampson County LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD PROFILE DATA FROM 2017 & 2012 USDA CENSUS. MORE INFO AT GO.NCSU.EDU/AGCENSUS 301,248 ACRES — OF — FARMS OF FARM 960 1% FARMS FARMLAND COMPONENTS CROPLAND WOODLAND PASTURELAND OTHER ANIMAL FARMS DOWN 9% FROM 2012 DOWN *|% FROM 2012 $ 1 ,249, 1 40,000 TOTAL AG PRODUCTS SOLD V/ W \)/ W Ф t W W № М/ \M V/ М/ $1,045,630,000 VALUE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS UP *1% FROM 2012 34 SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE FARMS $6,935,000 VALUE OF SOD, GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, FLORICULTURE PRODUCTS 598 TOTAL CROP FARMS, INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE UP 31% FROM 2012 $203,5 1 0,000 VALUE OF CROP INCLUDING NURSERY & GREENHOUSE DOWN 18% FROM 2012 36 FARMS THAT SELL DIRECT TO CONSUMER $535,000 DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES UP FROM 2012 367 DOWN 21% FROM 2012 GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA FARMS $49,084,000 VALUE OF GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN, PEA PRODUCTS DOWN 26% FROM 2012 a DOWN M% FRUIT, NUT & BERRY FARMS FROM 2012 125 VEGETABLE, MELON, & POTATO ^ FARMS UP 4% FROM 2012 $9,205,000 y A VALUE OF FRUIT, NUT & BERRY mJ I 983,812,000 ► VALUE OF VEGETABLE, MELON & POTATO *2012 data not collected by US AG Census UP 14% FROM 2012 $600,000 AGRITOURISM REVENUE UP FROM 2012 200% FROM 2012 AGRITOURISM FARMS 417 FEMALE PRODUCERS 1089 MALE PRODUCERS # NEW & BEGINNING FARMERS 151 PRODUCERS WITH MILITARY SERVICE 58.1 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.