Escambia County, FloridaFarm Tour 2005
Escambia County, Florida
•661 square miles, or 420,480 acres, with an additional 64,000 acres of water area
•Population of 296,709
•Less than 15,000 are considered to “farm” shares of the total population
•45,000 acres farmed
•250,000 acres of timberland
•10,000 acres of native and improved pastures
2005 Escambia County Agriculture Facts
Crop AcreageExpected
ProductionUnit
ValueGross Value
Cotton 11,090 9,115, 980 lbs $0.73/lb $6,654,665
Cottonseed 11,090 7,347 tons $95/ton $697,000
Peanuts 8,970 14, 352 tons $495/ton $7,104,240
Corn 1,602 0 0 0
Wheat 1,500 93,000 bu $3.40/bu $316,000
Oats 355 30,175 bu $1.75/bu $52,806
Soybeans 1,260 50,400 bu $6.21/bu $312,894
Hay 6,602 $300/ac $1,980,600
Pecans 200 0 0 0
Forestry Facts• 250,000 acres held by
government, private individuals, and corporations
• 1306 direct employees
• $130,000,000 value for standing timber
• $351,000,000 value added
• Over $6 million annual growth
– Indirect impact of labor income is $313.5 million (5917 jobs)
Why did Escambia County need a Farm Tour?
ObjectivesTo showcase Escambia County's agriculture, aquaculture, and
silviculture for community leaders from government, media, and business sectors.
To increase the amount of knowledge of agriculture in this county and its positive impact on the economy and the environment.
To encourage support of present and future ag businesses.
To engage leaders of city, local, state, and federal government, as well as local civic and business leaders, in dialogue with our county’s producers so that the two groups might be able to establish a more
positive relationship.
First stop:
We Dig It
Second Stop: Forestry
Farm Family: The Gilmores
Break Time at the Breault’s
Trying to Net a Profit: Catfish
Everyone’s Favorite Stop: Lunch
In High Cotton
Got Milk?
Results and Evaluation• 98% rated the information provided on the tour as being
excellent, the other 2% rated it as being very good.
• The dairy stop had the most positive ratings with 92% giving it an excellent score as far as being informative.
• When asked the question, “Did you increase your knowledge of the scope and impact of agriculture and forestry in Escambia County?”, 94% of the respondents
rated it as YES.