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VIRGINIA AGRICULTURE - FACTS AND FIGURES
Agriculture is Virginia’s largest industry by far, with nothing else coming a close second. The industry has an economic impact of $55 billion annually and provides more than 357,000 jobs in the Commonwealth. The industries of agriculture and forestry together have a total economic impact of $79 billion and provide more than 501,000 jobs in the Commonwealth.Every job in agriculture and forestry supports 1.5 jobs elsewhere in the Virginia economy.
Production agriculture employs nearly 60,000 farmers and workers in Virginia and generates approximately $2.9 billion in total output. Value-added industries, those that depend on farm commodities, employ an additional 76,000 workers and generate $26 billion in total industrial output. Agriculture-related industries contribute an additional 221,000 jobs and nearly $26 billion in total output.
Virginia Farm Profile
Virginia has 47,383 farms.
The typical Virginia farmer is over 58 years old. More than 32% of principal farmer operators are 65 or more years of age.
Virginia farm's average size is 171 acres in size and assets worth over $720,000.
Farms cover 8.1 million acres, or 32% of Virginia’s total land area.
There were more than twice as many farms in Virginia in 1960 as there are today.
Approximately 17% of Virginia primary farm operators are female.
The average market value of an acre of Virginia farmland is $4,213
About eight percent of the farms in Virginia account for 85% of the total farm sales.
Virginia farms employ more than 39,000 full-time and part-time workers.
About 87% of Virginia farms are owned and operated by individuals or families.
About 20% of Virginia farms share their net farm income with multiple households. Source: 2007 Census of Agriculture
Accessed on 28 July 09 @ http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/agfacts/index.shtml
COMMENT:
Let's get back to basics.
Farming and agriculture IS the backbone of the United States of America.
Agriculture is Virginia’s largest industry by far, with nothing else coming a close second. The industry has an economic impact of $55 billion annually and provides more than 357,000 jobs in the Commonwealth. The industries of agriculture and forestry together have a total economic impact of $79 billion and provide more than 501,000 jobs in the Commonwealth.Every job in agriculture and forestry supports 1.5 jobs elsewhere in the Virginia economy.
Production agriculture employs nearly 60,000 farmers and workers in Virginia and generates approximately $2.9 billion in total output. Value-added industries, those that depend on farm commodities, employ an additional 76,000 workers and generate $26 billion in total industrial output. Agriculture-related industries contribute an additional 221,000 jobs and nearly $26 billion in total output.
Virginia Farm Profile
Virginia has 47,383 farms.
The typical Virginia farmer is over 58 years old. More than 32% of principal farmer operators are 65 or more years of age.
Virginia farm's average size is 171 acres in size and assets worth over $720,000.
Farms cover 8.1 million acres, or 32% of Virginia’s total land area.
There were more than twice as many farms in Virginia in 1960 as there are today.
Approximately 17% of Virginia primary farm operators are female.
The average market value of an acre of Virginia farmland is $4,213
About eight percent of the farms in Virginia account for 85% of the total farm sales.
Virginia farms employ more than 39,000 full-time and part-time workers.
About 87% of Virginia farms are owned and operated by individuals or families.
About 20% of Virginia farms share their net farm income with multiple households. Source: 2007 Census of Agriculture
Accessed on 28 July 09 @ http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/agfacts/index.shtml
COMMENT:
Let's get back to basics.
Farming and agriculture IS the backbone of the United States of America.
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