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United States Department of AgricultureNational Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA/NASS: Programs and Census of Agriculture
Washington State Conservation Commission
9/18/14
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NASS MISSION
The National Agricultural Statistics
Service provides timely, accurate, and
useful statistics in service to U.S.
agriculture.
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CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
A complete count, taken every five years,
of America’s farms and ranches and the people who operate them.
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CENSUS HISTORY
The first Census of Agriculture was
conducted in 1840 in 26 states and
the District of Columbia.
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“FARM” DEFINED
Any place from which $1,000 of agricultural products were produced
and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the Census year.
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CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
• The most complete agricultural data available.
• The only source of uniform, comprehensive and objective information for every county in the nation.
• Information on land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures, and more.
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LAND IN FARMS
2007 2012 % Change
Land in farms 14,972,789 14,748,107 -1.5
Total cropland 7,609,210 7,526,742 -1.1
Cropland harvested 4,387,169 4,342,904 -1.0
Woodland 1,988,322 2,139,141 +7.6
Permanent pasture 4,775,287 4,518,550 -5.4
Other land 599,970 563,674 -6.0
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Map of Percent of Land rented or leased from
others
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WASHINGTON HIGHLIGHTS
State 2002 2007 2012 % Change 2012/2007
Washington $5,330,740 $6,792,856 $9,135,440 +34.5%
U.S. $200,646,355 $297,220,491 $394,646,980 +32.8%
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold ($1,000) *
* Market value of agricultural products sold does not include payments received for participation in other federal farm programs.
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Map of 2012 TVP by County(Dot Density)
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WASHINGTON HIGHLIGHTS
State Less than $50,000
$50,000-$249,999
$250,000-$499,999
$500,000 or more
Washington 29,767 3,461 1,286 2,735
U.S. 1,591,804 268,249 94,072 155,178
2012 Number of Farms by Economic Class
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201220072002199719921987198240.0
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50.5
Average Age of Principal Operator, 1982 to 2012Age
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TOP WHEAT COUNTIES
2012 bushels
Whitman County, WA 32,943,471
Lincoln County, WA 19,744,297
Chouteau County, MT 19,486,328
Ward County, ND 17,041,630
Cavalier County, ND 17,032,116
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TOP APPLE COUNTIES
2012 acres
Yakima County, WA 50,270
Grant County, WA 43,471
Okanogan County, WA 20,774
Wayne County, NY 20,387
Benton County, WA 16,380
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TOP SWEET CORN COUNTIES
2012 acres
Grant County, WA 25,856
Benton County, WA 25,392
Renville County, MN 24,186
Portage County, WI 23,829
Palm Beach County, FL 22,918
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INTERESTING (to me) FACTS
• #6 – WA Rank in US for the Number of Beginning Farmers 10 years and less – 30%
• 1,243 of WA’s 37,249 farms account for 75% of sales
• 41% of farms <$1000 sales – “Point Farms”
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FULL CENSUS REPORT
• Online at www.agcensus.usda.gov• Searchable database• Full publication• Charts/maps
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OTHER CENSUS PRODUCTSOther census products that were or will be released in 2014 include:
• State and County Profiles – May• Congressional Districts Profiles - July• Congressional Districts Rankings - July• REG Profiles - August• American Indians - August• Organic Production - September• Watersheds - November• Farm Typology - December• Specialty Crops - December
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SUPPLEMENTAL SURVEYSOther census products that will be released in 2014 include:
•Census of Aquaculture • Released September
•Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey• Released October
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Thank You.
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