Klf* COOPERATIVE
llV EXTENSION
N.C. A&T
STATE UNIVERSITY
NC STATE
UNIVERSITY
Lenoir County
LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD PROFILE
DATA FROM 2017 & 2012 USDA CENSUS. MORE INFO AT GO.NCSU.EDU/AGCENSUS
113,708
ACRES
— OF —
FARMS
DOWN
3%
FROM
2012
ACRES
AVERAGE
OF FARM
386
FARMS
DOWN
4%
FROM
2012
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FARMLAND
COMPONENTS
CROPLAND
WOODLAND
PASTURELAND
OTHER
0%
FROM
2012
$311,373,000
TOTAL AG PRODUCTS SOLD
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$238,137,000
VALUE OF ANIMAL
PRODUCTS
UP
11%
FROM
2012
4
SOD, GREENHOUSE,
NURSERY, FLORICULTURE
FARMS
VALUE OF SOD, GREENHOUSE,
NURSERY, FLORICULTURE
PRODUCTS
TOTAL CROP FARMS,
INCLUDING NURSERY
& GREENHOUSE
* Insufficient Data
DOWN
75%
FROM
2012
$73,236,000
VALUE OF CROP
INCLUDING NURSERY
& GREENHOUSE
DOWN
9K%
FROM
2012
UP
56°/o
FROM
2012
28 FARMS THAT SELL
DIRECT TO CONSUMER
$666,000
DIRECT TO
CONSUMER SALES
UP
4%
FROM
2012
172
GRAIN, OILSEED, BEAN,
PEA FARMS
$27,863,000
VALUE OF GRAIN, OILSEED,
BEAN, PEA PRODUCTS
DOWN
28%
FROM
2012
DOWN
15%
FROM
2012
17
FRUIT, NUT &
BERRY FARMS
26
UP
VEGETABLE,
MELON, &
POTATO
FARMS
1 1 7
0/0
FROM
2012
$1,151,000 1$1 1,885,000
VALUE OF
FRUIT, NUT &
BERRY
mJ I
VALUE OF
VEGETABLE, MELON
& POTATO
*2012 data not
collected by US AG Census
UP
140%
FROM
2012
UP
$7,000
AGRITOURISM
REVENUE
600%
FROM
2012
4
AGRITOURISM
FARMS
128
FEMALE
PRODUCERS
438
MALE
PRODUCERS
#
121
NEW & BEGINNING FARMERS
69
PRODUCERS
WITH
MILITARY
SERVICE
59.4
PRINCIPAL
PRODUCER
AVERAGE AGE
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