Transcript The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3

The Value of Agriculture to the
Counties in Area 3
By
Tony A. Valdez
Rio Arriba County Extension Agent
The Value of Agriculture to the
Counties in Area 3
2002 Census of Agriculture
County Profiles for
Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Taos
Rio Arriba County In 2002
Number of farms
988 farms
Land in farms
1,431,119 acres
Average size of farm
1,449 acres
Market Value of Production
$10,551,000
Crop sales accounted for $1,751,000 of the total value.
Livestock sales accounted for $8,800,000 of the total value.
Market Value of Production, average per farm
$10,679
Rio Arriba County
Rio Arriba County
Rio Arriba County
Other Highlights
First in NM in Apples (683 acres)
Second in NM for the Number of farms (988)
Second in NM in Sweet Corn (76 acres)
Second in NM for Horses (2,874)
Second in NM in Turkeys
Third in NM in Nursery Stock (80 ac)
Fourth in NM in laying hens (5,836)
Sixth in NM for poultry and egg sales ($73,000)
Eighth in NM for Fruit tree and berry sales ($554,000)
Ninth in NM for Forage Acres (12,230 acres)
Ninth in NM for Sheep and Lambs (4,599)
Cattle and Calves 22,499
Santa Fe County 2002
Number of farms
460 farms
Land in farms
683,508 acres
Average size of farm
1,486 acres
Market Value of Production
$11,783,000
Crop sales accounted for $8,727,000 of the total value
Livestock sales accounted for $3,056,000 of the total value
Market Value of Production, average per farm
$25,615
Santa Fe County 2002
Santa Fe County 2002
Santa Fe County
Other Highlights
Fifth in NM For Sales of Grains & Oilseeds ($ 5.6 Million
Nearly Half of Farm Sales)
Fifth in NM in Apples (150 acres)
Fifth in NM for Corn Silage (8,205 acres)
Sixth in NM for Nursery, Greenhouse, Floral & Sod Sales
(1.5 Million)
Sixth in NM in laying hens (2,170)
Eighth in NM for poultry and egg sales ($23,000)
Cattle and Calves 10,961
Taos County 2002
Number of farms
453 farms
Land in farms
466,254 acres
Average size of farm
1,029 acres
Market Value of Production
$3,424,000
Crop sales accounted for $607,000 of the total value
Livestock sales accounted for $2,817,000 of the total value
Market Value of Production, average per farm
$7,558
Taos County 2002
Taos County 2002
Taos County 2002
Other Highlights
First in NM for Number of Pigeons Raised on
Farms (760)
53% of Farm Sales ($1.8 Million of $3.4
million) are Cattle and Calf sales
82% of Crop Sales ($498,000 of $607,000)
are Hay Sales
The Value of Agriculture to the
Counties in Area 3
Rio Arriba County $10,551,00
Santa Fe
$11,753,000
Taos
$ 3,424,000
Total
$25,758,000
The Value of Agriculture to the
Counties in Area 3
Key Data Sources
Bureau of Economic Analysis data on farm
production balance
http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/reis
U.S. Census of Agriculture
http://www.nass.usda.gov/census
Ken Meter at Crossroads Resource Center
[email protected]