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U.S. Department of AgricultureNational Agricultural Statistics Service

Hubert HamerStatistics Division Director

USDA National Agricultural Statistics ServiceMay 30, 2014

RESULTS



Source: 2012 Census of Agriculture, May 2014

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Key Developments inU.S. Agriculture

• U.S. agricultural sales and production expenses reached record highs in 2012.

• In 2012, 1 out of every 5 farmers in the U.S. operated a farm for less than 10 years.

• 57,299 U.S. farms produced on-farm renewable energy, more than double the 23,451 in 2007.




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U.S. Agriculture at a Glance

2002 2012

Number of Farms 2,128,982 2,109,303

Land In Farms 938,279,056 914,527,657

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold (Thousands) 200,646,355 394,644,481

Female Principal Operators 237,819 288,264

American Indian Principal Operators 15,494 37,851

Asian Principal Operators 8,375 13,669

Black or African American Principal Operators 29,090 33,371

Native Hawaiian Principal Operators 983 1,468

Hispanic Principal Operators 50,592 67,000

Age of Principal Operator Less than 25 Years 16,962 10,714

Age of Principal Operator 25–34 Years 106,097 109,119




Farmland as a Percentof Land Area, 2012 40%

of all U.S. landis in farms.

PercentLess than 1010 – 2930 – 4950 – 6970 – 8990 or more

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U.S. Farmland in Acres

* Not adjusted for coverage

0

200,000,000

400,000,000

600,000,000

800,000,000

1,000,000,000

1,200,000,000

1959* 1964* 1969* 1974* 1978* 1982* 1987* 1992* 1997 20072002 2012

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Percent of Total Farms and Sales, 2012

Sales

Farms

$5,000,000or more

$2,500,000 –$4,999,999

$1,000,000–$2,499,999

$500,000 –$999,999

$250,000 –$499,999

$100,000 –$249,999

$50,000–$99,999$10,000

–$49,999$1,000

–$9,999Less than

$1,000

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35PERCENT

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Top 5 Commoditiesby Value of Sales, 2012

CATTLE

$76.4

BIL

LIO

N

CORN

$67.3

BIL

LIO

N

POULTRY& EGGS

$42.8

BIL

LIO

N

DAIRYSOYBEANS$38.7

BIL

LIO

N

$35.5

BIL

LIO

N7




Number of Farms by Commodity Specialization, 2012 and 2007

0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000

Soybeans*

Wheat*

Corn

Vegetables

Fruits & Treenuts

Greenhouse & Nursery

Hay

Other Crops*

Beef Cattle*

Cattle Feedlots*

Dairy*

Hogs*

Poultry & Eggs*

Sheep & Goats

Horses

Other Animals*

* Indicates significant change

2012 Farms

2007 Farms

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The Average Farm

2002 2012

Land in farms 441 acres 434 acres

Sales $94,245 $187,097

Government Payments $9,251 $9,925

Age of Operator 55.3 58.3

Years on Operation 20.7 22.8

Years Farming N/A 25




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Internet Access, 2012

2007% OF ALL FARMS

2012% OF ALL FARMS

Farms with Internet access 56.5% 69.6%

2012NUMBER OF FARMS

2012% OF FARMS

DSL service 584,384 39.8%

Satellite service 282,776 19.3%

Mobile broadband plan 267,804 18.2%

Cable modem service 225,917 15.4%

Dial-up service 139,677 9.5%

Fiber-optic service 75,982 5.2%

Broadband over power lines 37,580 2.6%




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Organic Agriculture, 2012

Farms

Certified Organic or Exempt from Certification 16,525

Had acreage transitioning into Organic Production 3,240

Total organic product sales $3.1 billion




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Direct Sales To Consumers

2007 2012 PERCENT CHANGE

Farms with Direct Sales to Consumers 136,817 144,530 5.6

Value of Direct Sales to Consumers $1.2 Billion $1.3 Billion 8.1

Market products through a CSA 12,549 12,617 0.5

Market products directly to retailers N/A 49,043 N/A

* Indicates significant change




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Renewable Energy Production, 2012

Farms

Solar Panels 36,331

Geoexchange Systems 9,403

Wind Turbines 9,054

Biodiesel 4,099

Ethanol 2,364

Small Hydro Systems 1,323

Methane Digesters 537

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