{"id":15,"date":"2011-07-28T15:28:30","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T15:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-04-18T15:30:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T19:30:14","slug":"regional-agricultural-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/about-us\/regional-agricultural-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Agricultural Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5375\" src=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/038NNYFarmSceneMEL72cr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"92\" \/>The Northern New York agricultural industry encompasses New York State\u2019s six northernmost counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NNYAgCensus2002.2022-1.pdf\">Click here to see 2002-2022 Census of Agriculture data for NNY&#8217;s six counties.<\/a> <\/strong>This quick snapshot shows the scope and importance of the NNY regional agriculture sectors that are so critical to the local, regional, and state economies, and includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>more than 1.029 million acres of land in agricultural production<\/li>\n<li>3588 farms with more than 63.5% small farms of 179 acres or less<\/li>\n<li>a farm products market value that exceeds $1.174 billion<\/li>\n<li>a farm employee payroll that adds more than $139.5 million to the NYS economy, an increase of 65.1 million over 2017 data<\/li>\n<li>624 young farmers younger than 35 years old<\/li>\n<li>643 producers with military service<\/li>\n<li>fewer dairy farms, but steady dairy cow numbers across total # of farms 2007-2022<\/li>\n<li>$21.4 million in organic product sales from 142 organic production farms<\/li>\n<li>392 maple farms producing 36% of New York State&#8217;s maple syrup from 40% of all of the taps in the state. NNY&#8217;s # of taps has grown exponentially since 2000.<\/li>\n<li>97 honey farms, an increase of 16 since 2017<\/li>\n<li>and more insights in the updated Census for NNY.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agricultural education is well-represented throughout the NNY region with:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 Cornell Cooperative Extension associations providing technical assistance and outreach in a variety of agricultural, horticultural, youth education and community life program areas<\/li>\n<li>19 school districts offering agricultural education<\/li>\n<li>15 FFA Chapters with more 675 student-members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> The link above to the NNY Census of Agriculture data summary includes data on:\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nAcres planted in corn (grain and silage)<br \/>\nAverage Value Farm Sales (product, in dollars)<br \/>\nAverage # of acres per farm<br \/>\nBerry Farms (farm numbers)<br \/>\nCow Numbers: Beef<br \/>\nCow Numbers: Dairy<br \/>\nDairy Farms (numbers)<br \/>\nFarm distribution by size (acres)<br \/>\nFarm employee numbers<br \/>\nFarm employee payroll<br \/>\nFarm labor (unpaid numbers)<br \/>\nFarm numbers<br \/>\nFarms raising beef (numbers)<br \/>\nFarm sales: Market Value (product, in millions)<br \/>\nFarms with honey sales<br \/>\nFarms with new and beginning producers<br \/>\nLand in berry production (acres)<br \/>\nLand in farms (acres)<br \/>\nLand in orchards (acres)<br \/>\nLand in vegetable production (acres)<br \/>\nLand Use Practices (# of farms)<br \/>\nMaple Farms (numbers)<br \/>\nMaple Production (gallons)<br \/>\nOrchards (farm numbers)<br \/>\nOrganic Production (farm numbers)<br \/>\nOrganic Production (product sales in millions)<br \/>\nSheep Numbers<br \/>\nVegetable Crop Value (in 1000s)<br \/>\nVegetable Farms (numbers)<br \/>\nTop 10 Rankings for Sales: NNY has 19 top ten ratings by county across NYS<br \/>\nTotal farm product sales value<br \/>\nYoung Farmer Numbers<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Times; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern New York agricultural industry encompasses New York State\u2019s six northernmost counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence. Click here to see 2002-2022 Census of Agriculture data for NNY&#8217;s six counties. 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