# Presentation: 576860

## in

**Pennsylvania**

**USDA, National Ag Statistics Service-PA**

***www.nass.usda.gov***

**Marc Tosiano, Director NASS-PA**

## NASS-PA

**Pennsylvania Office of the**
**National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA**
**	**
**PA Dept of Agriculture****2301 N Cameron St, Room G-19****Harrisburg, PA 17110-9405**
**1-717-787-3904****	****	****	**_[nass-pa@nass.usda.gov](mailto:nass-pa@nass.usda.gov)_**1-717-782-4011, fax****	****	****www.nass.usda.gov**

**Marc Tosiano**
**Director**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

***NASS-PA is operated in cooperation***
***	******	******with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture***

## US Farms, Land and Sales, 2002   by Market Value of Ag Products Sold

**US Farms, Land and Sales, 2002****   by Market Value of Ag Products Sold**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

***2.13 million farms ( with sales or potential sales of $1,000+ in 2002 )***

**Notes:**
15% of US farms have 89% of the sales of ag products using 55% of the Land in Farms.
     These farms gross $100,000 or more annually
Conversely, the other 85% of US farms are stewards of 45% of the US Land in Farms.
     These places gross less than $100,000 in annual gross sales from agricultural products.

## PA Farms, Land and Sales, 2002   by Market Value of Ag Products Sold

**PA Farms, Land and Sales, 2002****   by Market Value of Ag Products Sold**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

***58,105 farms ( with sales or potential sales of $1,000+ in 2002 )***

**Notes:**
17% of PA farms have 87% of the sales of ag products from only 38% of the Land in Farms.
     These farms gross $100,000 or more annually
Conversely, the other 83% of PA farms are stewards of 62% of the PA Land in Farms. 
     These places gross less than $100,000 in annual gross sales from agricultural products.
===========================================
The largest of farms with over $500,000 gross sales make up only 2.5 percent of the farms but they produce over 48 percent of the sales on nearly 10 percent of the acres.  However, the smallest of farms, under $10,000 gross sales, are nearly 61 percent of the farms but they produce less than 2 percent of the sales statewide. Some say, “Why count these small operations; they aren’t commercial farms.” But notice that they control over one-third of the land in farms across Pennsylvania.

## Number of Farms in Pennsylvania

**Feb 2008**

**1993 added new industries to the farm count**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Land in Farms in Pennsylvania

**Feb 2008**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Top 6 Commodities in Pennsylvania, 2007Represents 75% of all PA Cash Receipts

**Top 6 Commodities in Pennsylvania, 2007****Represents 75% of all PA Cash Receipts**

| PA Rank | Item | Sales ($1,000) | % of PA Ag. | % of U.S. | U.S. Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Dairy Products | 2,219,162 | 38.5% | 6.3% | 4 |
| 2 | Cattle & Calves | 471,595 | 8.2% | 0.9% | 23 |
| 3 | Mushrooms,
Agaricus | 406,828 | 7.1% | 61.4% | 1 |
| 4 | Corn | 402,520 | 7.0% | 1.2% | 15 |
| 5 | Greenhouse,
Nursery | 402,111 | 7.0% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 6 | Chicken
Eggs | 389,119 | 6.8% | 5.8% | 5 |

**Sep 2008**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Pennsylvania Agriculture    Cash Receipts

**Pennsylvania Agriculture ****   Cash Receipts**

**Sep 2008**

**PA – 2007**
**$5.8 billion**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Pennsylvania Agriculture   Cash Receipts

**Sep 2008**

**PA – 2007**
**$5.8 billion**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Sep 2008

**Sep 2008**

**PA – 2007**
**$5.8 billion**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Pennsylvania Agriculture****   Cash Receipts**

**Notes:**
That is where NASS comes in.
Whenever you see or hear actual numbers concerning U.S. agriculture, it is likely those numbers came from NASS. 

## Sep 2008

**Sep 2008**

**PA – 2007**
**$3.8 billion**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Pennsylvania Agriculture****   Livestock & Poultry Cash Receipts**

## Sep 2008

**PA – 2007**
**$1.9 billion**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Pennsylvania Agriculture****   Crops Cash Receipts**

## Sep 2008

**Sep 2008**

**PA – 2007**
**$1.9 billion**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Pennsylvania Agriculture****   Crops Cash Receipts**

## The Scope of Agribusiness in PA

**Jan 2005 report at**** ****www.pasbdc.org/downloads/pdf/Agribusiness_January_2005.pdf**
**County Database at  **** ****www.sbdc.duq.edu**

***The Scope of Agribusiness in PA***
***Duquesne, Small Business Dev Ctr, 1997 data ***

**definition taken from USDA ERS Food & Fiber System**** **
**Number of establishments & employees**
**county & regional data**

## The Scope of Agribusiness in PA

**Jan 2005 report at**** ****www.pasbdc.org/downloads/pdf/Agribusiness_January_2005.pdf**
**County Database at  **** ****www.sbdc.duq.edu**

***The Scope of Agribusiness in PA***
***Duquesne, Small Business Dev Ctr, 1997 data ***

**$46.4 billion industry**
**$13.5 billion from manufacturing**
**employs over a million people**
**17.5% of population employed in the  Food & Fiber System**

## $5.8 Billion in 2007

***USDA, National Ag Statistics Service***

**$5.8 Billion in 2007**
**	****cash receipts to growers**
**	****aka Farm Gate value**

**Sep 2008**

**www.nass.usda.gov**

## NASS Mission Statement

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Official Federal & State Statistics

_**Federal Program**_
**Census of Agriculture, every five years:**
**	****Agriculture, Aquaculture, Horticulture & Irrigation**
**Annual Statistics program: **
**	****	****Annual – Quarterly – Monthly – Weekly Reports**
**	****	****includes selected county statistics**

***Official Federal & State Statistics***

_**State Program**_
**additional county statistics**
**Machinery Custom Rates Survey**
**print annual report, etc.**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Cooperative Agreements in 46 Field Offices     Headquarters in Washington, DC

***Cooperative Agreements in 46 Field Offices******     Headquarters in Washington, DC***

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Notes:**
This slide shows our 2002 winter wheat seedings, released on January 11, 2002. 
Blue States show increased seedings from 2001.
Red States show decreases.
Overall at the U.S. level, a slight decrease of 41,000 acres seeded from 2001. 
With the basic acreage information provided in the acreage reports, we can provide yield and production forecast in the Crop Production reports.	
Every month, we issue a report that show the latest acreage, yield, and production information. 
Crop Production is the official title, but it is commonly called the Crop Report. 

## www.nass.usda.gov

## PA page:  www.nass.usda.gov/pa

## Why USDA-NASS Statistics?

**Private survey organizations work for their client who own the survey results.**
**NASS works for the public. All information is public for all to use.**

***Why ******USDA-NASS****** Statistics?***

**NASS is an objective, non-biased source of statistics.**
**NASS has no vested interest in the results of their surveys.**

## Who uses NASS Statistics?

**Growers**
**Grower & Commodity Associations**
**Universities**
**Media**
**Crop Insurance**
**Other government agencies**
**Lenders**
**Legislators**
**State Departments of Agriculture**
**	*****etc etc etc ...***

***Who uses NASS Statistics?***

## What good are NASS Statistics?

**Official statistics allow these decisions to be made with facts instead of guesses and gut feelings.**

***What good are NASS Statistics?***

**Economic and political decisions will always be made that affect growers and agriculture in general.**

## “Don’t prices always drop after NASS report are issued?”  -  NO!

**Price Reactions – www.nass.usda.gov**
**   ****Publications > Historical > Price Reactions**

***“******Don’t prices always drop after NASS report are issued?”  -  NO!***

## Confidentiality is the Law

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

***Grower information is confidential to***
***this ***_***one***_*** federal agency, NASS***
***	******	******Names & Addresses***
***	******	******Individual Data about the farm***
**- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **
**Unlike other government agencies,**
**NASS is even exempt from**
**	****	****Freedom of Information Act**
**	****	****State Right to Know Act**

## PA Population, 2000

**Source:  Census 2000 Summary File 3, prepared by US Census Bureau, 2002**

- Total:  12,281,054

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## PA Land Area, 2000

**Sources:****	****Census 2000 Summary File 3, prepared by US Census Bureau, 2002**
**	****	****	****QuickStats, **_[www.usda.gov/nass/](http://www.usda.gov/nass/)__, USDA NASS, 2002_

- Total:  44,817 sq miles	28.68 million acres

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## 2002 Census of Agriculture

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

***In every ***_***County***_***, ***_***State***_*** and region of the U.S.***
**  ****Demographics****	****Economic data**
**  ****Crops****	****	****	****Livestock & Poultry**
** ****Farm Numbers****	****Land Uses**

**A farm is ”any place where $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold.” (since 1974)**

_***Measures PRODUCTION Agriculture every 5 years ***__***it excludes value added products, forestry & ag services***_

## Census of Agriculture

**  ****Size of Farm (acres)**
**  ****Market Value of Sales**
**  ****Sales & Govt payments combined**
**  ****Type of Organization (family, partners...)**
**  ****N. American Industry Classification System**
**  ****Age & Primary Occupation**
**  ****Tenure (full owner, part owner, tenant)**
**  ****Number of operators**

**Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## A Major Change since 1997

** ****The Ag Census has always estimated for growers missing from the list for a few items at the state level. This technique has been expanded to include all items at the state and county level to give a better picture of agriculture nationwide.**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

** ****For example, the original 1997 PA farm count was 45,457 for all **_**KNOWN**_** growers.**

**1997 farms are published as 60,222 to account for growers NOT on the list.**

## Effect of Inflation:

**$1.00 in 1974 = $3.65 in 2002**
**$1.00 in 1997 = $1.12 in 2002**
***Consumer Price Index, BLS, US Dept of Labor***

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Number of PA Farms, Ag Census

**Number of PA Farms, Ag Census**

**Census of Agriculture;**** except 1982**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**1993 added new industries to the farm count**

**Notes:**
Although there is a general downward trend in farm numbers, new farms are beginning every year while others shut down or retire. The apparent increase in 1997 was due to more places counted as farms such as Christmas tree farms, maple producers, places with income only from Cropland Reserve Program and more (but not all) equine operations.     There was a 3.5 percent loss in the number of farms from 1997 to 2002.

## Number of PA Farms, 2002 and comparisons   by Size of Farm

**Number of PA Farms, ****2002 and comparisons****   by Size of Farm**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**PA – 2002**
**58,105  farms**

**Notes:**
Based on acreage, the smallest and the largest farms are increasing since 1974 while the middle size places are declining.

## Slide 35

**Notes:**

Next:  MAP:  Land in Farms – Change in Acreage 1997 to 2002

## Number of PA Farms2002 Ag Census

**Number of PA Farms****2002 Ag Census**

## Land in PA Farms, Ag Census

**Land in PA Farms, Ag Census**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Census of Agriculture;**** except 1974 & 82**

**1993 added new industries to the farm count**

**Notes:**
Land in farms includes cropland, woods, ponds, etc. The decline in this land is not as much as some expect. Some counties have a net increase in land in farms while others have a net loss.     There was a one percent loss of land in farms from 1997 to 2002.
Beginning in 1978, this statistic included an estimate for farms that were NOT on the list to receive the Census of Agriculture; this new methodology was not funded for 1982.
1974 & 1982 data came from the NASS annual statistics program that DID include an estimate for farms missing from the list.

## Total Cropland in PA Farms, Ag Census

**Total Cropland in PA Farms, Ag Census**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Census of Agriculture;**** 1978+ estimated**

**1993 added new industries to the farm count**

***Beginning in 1997, this statistic included an estimate for those missing from the Ag Census mail list.***

**Notes:**
Harvested Cropland excludes:
   cropland that was only used for pasture or grazing
   cropland on which all crops failed or were abandoned
   cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil-improvement but NOT harvested and NOT pastured or gazed
   cropland in cultivated summer fallow
Beginning in 1978, this statistic included an estimate for farms that were NOT on the list to receive the Census of Agriculture; this new methodology was not funded for 1982.
1974 & 1982 data came from the NASS annual statistics program that DID include an estimate for farms missing from the list.

## Harvested Cropland in PA Farms, Ag Census

**Harvested Cropland in PA Farms, Ag Census**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Census of Agriculture;**** 1978+ estimated**

**1993 added new industries to the farm count**

***Beginning in 1978, this statistic included an estimate for those missing from the Ag Census mail list; this new method was not funded in 1982.***

**Notes:**
Harvested Cropland excludes:
   cropland that was only used for pasture or grazing
   cropland on which all crops failed or were abandoned
   cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil-improvement but NOT harvested and NOT pastured or gazed
   cropland in cultivated summer fallow
Beginning in 1978, this statistic included an estimate for farms that were NOT on the list to receive the Census of Agriculture; this new methodology was not funded for 1982.
1974 & 1982 data came from the NASS annual statistics program that DID include an estimate for farms missing from the list.

## Slide 40

**Notes:**
Even though the number of farms has decreased by 4 percent, the estimated market value of land and buildings on the nation’s farm operations is up by 24 percent from 1997.

The average value per farm increased by over $100,000 over the five year period to $547,837.

The average value of land and building per acre is up more than $200 to $1,213 an acres.

Next:  Average Farm 2002

## Land in Farms

**Land in Farms**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**PA – 2002**
**7.745 million acres**

**2 million acres are Hay  Land**

**On Farms**

**Notes:**
There were 5.65 million acres devoted to cropland and pasture in 2002 compared to 5.81 million acres in 1997.
There was a loss of 160,000 cropland/pastureland acres or 2.8 percent compared to a loss of only 1% of all land in farms.

## Land in Farms2002 Ag Census

**Land in Farms****2002 Ag Census**

## PA Farms by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**PA Farms by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002**

| Crops | Number of Farms |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oilseed & Grain | 6,279 | 10.8% |
| Vegetable & Melon | 1,814 | 3.1% |
| Fruit & Tree Nut | 1,813 | 3.1% |
| Greenhouse, Nursery & Floriculture | 4,056 | 7.0% |
| Tobacco | 160 | 0.3% |
| Other crop farming | 13,150 | 22.6% |

**Notes:**
After the OTHER crop and animal categories, almost 11% of operations are primarily Grain and Oilseed.
Next is Greenhouse & Nursery with 7% as their primary activity.

## PA Farms by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**PA Farms by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002**

| Animal | Number of Farms |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beef Cattle | 7,677 | 13.2% |
| Cattle Feedlots | 3,197 | 5.5% |
| Dairy Cattle & Milk Production | 8,678 | 14.9% |
| Hog & Pig | 1,366 | 2.4% |
| Poultry & Egg Production | 1,655 | 2.8% |
| Sheep & Goat | 1,524 | 2.6% |
| Aquaculture & Other Animal Prod. | 6,736 | 11.6% |

**Notes:**
Another way to look at Pennsylvania agriculture is by the major activity on each farm.
With this view, only a third of all farms are primarily bovine based.
The OTHER categories are next with almost 23% mostly other crop farming and nearly 12% are mostly other animal operations.

## Value of All Agricultural Sales  Pennsylvania

**PA – 2002**
**$4.3 billion**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

- $2.9 billion

- $1.3 billion

**Notes:**
Pennsylvania agriculture is primarily animal based by about 2 to 1 compared to crop sales..

## Value of Animal Agricultural Sales  Pennsylvania, $2.9 billion

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Value of Animal Agricultural Sales****  Pennsylvania, $2.9 billion**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**Notes:**
The bovine industry (milk and beef) comprise well over half of the animal agriculture sales.
Adding poultry and eggs brings these two industries to over 85 percent of animal sales.

## Value of Crop Agricultural Sales  Pennsylvania, $1.3 billion

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Value of Crop Agricultural Sales****  Pennsylvania, $1.3 billion**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

- apx. 1⁄2 is mushrooms

**Notes:**
Many are surprised that the Greenhouse & Nursery industry is over half of all crop sales.

## PA Farms, 2002 and comparisons   by Market Value of Ag Products Sold

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

***1974 data is not available at the same intervals for recent years.***

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Notes:**
Measured in sales, again the trend is for more of the smallest and largest farms with losses in the middle size operations. This is the same trend as seen in farms measured by number of acres.

## Market Value of Sales 2002 Ag Census

**Market Value of Sales 2002 Ag Census**

## Value of All Agricultural Sales  Top Counties in Pennsylvania

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Value of All Agricultural Sales****  Top Counties in Pennsylvania**

**PA – 2002**
**$4.3 billion**

**Notes:**
County statistics are available for all 67 counties from the Census of Agriculture.
The bulk of Chester County sales is from mushrooms.

## 5,500

- 222

- 9

**<$10,000**

**$10,000+**

**58,105 Farms by Value of Sales by County**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**Notes:**
In 2002, only 9 counties hade more farms that gross $10,000 or more versus farms that gross under $10,000.
Can you find them??

## Slide 52

**Notes:**

Next:  MAP:  Percent of Farms with Sales of $250,000 or more

## Average Net Income & Expenses

|  | 1997 | 2002 |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Net Cash Income | $15,410 | $14,853 | -4% |
| Gross Income | $70,532 | $73,263 | +4% |
| Total Expenses | $56,732 | $62,157 | +10% |
|  Feed purchased | $17,188 | $16,130 | -6% |
|  Hired farm labor | $6,850 | $7,624 | +11% |
|  Supplies, repair, maint. | $3,779 | $6,667 | +76% |
|  Interest | $2,754 | $3,233 | +17% |
|  Property Tax | $2,331 | $2,878 | +23% |

**Average Net Income & Expenses**
**  ****per Farm in PA***** ( 12% CPI inflation from 1997 to 2002 )***

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Average Net Cash Farm Income in PA

|  | 1997 | 2002 |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Per Operation | $15,410 | $14,853 | -4% |
|   23,619 farms with net gain | -- | $53,644 |  |
|   34,525 farms with net loss | -- | $11,684 |  |

**Average Net Cash Farm Income in PA**
***  ******( 12% CPI inflation from 1997 to 2002 )***

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

| Per Operator (new in 2002) | -- | $12,962 |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   23,992 farms with net gain | -- | $48,438 |  |
|   34,152 farms with net loss | -- | $11,960 |  |

**Notes:**
These state averages can be misleading without looking at income statistics for various farm sizes.

## Pennsylvania Farms with a Net Gain or Loss

**Number of Farms**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**Pennsylvania Farms with a Net Gain or Loss**
**By Market Value of Sales**

**Value of Sales**

**Notes:**
Net Gains include Sales of Ag Products PLUS govt. payments and Farm Related Income
			Avg. Gain	Avg. Loss
<$2500		$3,159	8,093
$2,500-9,999	$3,391	8,751
$10K-49,999	$13,314	18,340
$50K-99,999	$30,232	29,032
$100K-499,999	$74,506	51,736
$500,000+		$423,542	144,392

## Farm Related Income, PA

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Farm Related Income, PA**
**  ****outside the farm definition**

|  | 1997 | 2002 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Govt. Payments & CCC Loans | 11,469 farms | 11,991 farms |
|  | $2,823/farm | $7,155/farm |
| Farm Related Income:
   Custom work & services
   Cash rent & share payments
   Forest products
   Recreational services
   Patronage dividends
   Other (crop insurance) | 13,884 farms | 16,667 farms |
|  | $4,501/farm | $7,664/farm |
|  |  |  |

***Again, these data are available by size and type of farm.***

**Notes:**
These are some big increases outside of sales of agricultural products.
Government payments increases are surely a result of farm policy.
The increase in average farm related income is mostly in the OTHER category where crop insurance is included.
From 1997 to 2002, this farm related income went from $62 million to $128 million. This breaks down to:
	20% for custom work and other services
	10% cash rent
	13% forest products
	2% recreational services
	10% patronage dividends & refunds from coops
	45% other, which includes crop insurance payments, tobacco settlements, boarding fees, etc.

## Farm & Equipment Values per farm in PA

|  | 1997 | 2002 |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Value of Land & Bldgs: |  |  |  |
|      average per Farm | $331,252 | $452,874 | +37% |
|      average per acre | $2,524 | $3,419 | +35% |
| Value of Machinery
& Equipment: |  |  |  |
|      average per Farm | $47,657 | $59,995 | +26% |

**Farm & Equipment Values per farm in PA**
***( 12% CPI inflation from 1997 to 2002 )***

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Notes:**
As we know, agriculture is faced with rising land values rising and struggling net farm income.

## Slide 58

**Notes:**

Next:  Average Farm 2002 – Focus on:  Average Age of Principal Operator 

## Percent of Principal Operator’s

***in 2002***

**Percent of Principal Operator’s**
**   ****Total Household Income from Farming**

| Percent income from farming | Number of Farms |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Less than 25% | 35,071 | 62% |
| 25 to 49% | 4,565 | 8% |
| 50 to 74% | 4,738 | 8% |
| 75 to 99% | 4,394 | 8% |
| 100% | 7,883 | 14% |

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**Notes:**
Only 14 percent of Pennsylvania farms get all their income from farming. At 62 percent, the majority of farms provide less than 25 percent of the family income. Again, smaller farm operations make up a large part of Pennsylvania farms. Even though here were Even though there were 58,105 Farms in Pennsylvania, they contributed to the financial support of over 210,000 people in the households of all farm operators.

## 58,105 Farms in PA in 2002

**contribute to the financial support**
**of over 210,000 people in the**
**households of all farm operators.**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Number of PA Farms, 2002 & comparisons  by Type of Organization

**Number of PA Farms, ****2002 & comparisons**** **** ****by Type of Organization**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

*172 non-family corporate farms in 2002*

**Notes:**
Surprising to some, there were only 172 non-family corporate farms in Pennsylvania. The majority of operations are still family operated.
Some family farms have incorporated for tax and legal purposes. 
Some consider raising commodities under contract as “corporate.”

## Number of PA Farms Raising & Delivering Commodities under Production Contract

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

| 2002 | Number of Farms | Percent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farms using Production Contracts | 1,759 | 3% of 58,105 |
|  |  |  |
|  | Dollars | Per Farm |
| Value of Commodities Delivered | $638,914,000 | $363,226 |
| Payments Received by Farm | $95,405,000 | $54,238 |

**Notes:**
State statistics about production contracts.

## Number of PA Farms, 2002 & comparisonsby Principal Occupation of Operator

**Number of PA Farms, ****2002 & comparisons****by Principal Occupation of Operator**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Notes:**
This is another measure to show that small farms are important. Over 40 percent of farm operators consider a non-farm job as their primary occupation.

## ALL Operators of PA Farms, 2002   by Gender on 58,105 farms

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

- 63,712

- 23,639

_**ALL**_** Operators of PA Farms, 2002****   by Gender *****on 58,105 farms***

***NEW***
***in 2002***

**Notes:**
Not surprisingly, many women are part of the decision making process on farms.

## Principal Operators of PA Farms, 2002Minority Counts on 58,105 Farms

_**Principal**_** Operators of PA Farms, 2002****Minority Counts***** on 58,105 Farms***

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Notes:**
There was a 21 percent increase in principal women operators from 1997 to 2002.

## PA Crop Insurance, 2002   by Market Value of Ag Products Sold

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

***NEW***
***in 2002***

**= 47% of 1,244 farms with cropland**

**= 31% of 7,812 farms**** ****with cropland**

**= 26% of 3,682 farms**** ****with cropland**

**= 21% of 8,823 farms**** ****with cropland**

**= 8% of 10,134 farms**** ****with cropland**

**= 2% of 20,670 farms**** ****with cropland**

***7,027 PA farms insured 1.11 million acres of 5.12 million acres of cropland***

## Crop Insurance, Acres Insured, 2002

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Crop Insurance, Acres Insured, 2002**
***  ******Top Pennsylvania Counties***

**15 Counties with**
**25,000+ acres**
**insured**

***NEW***
***in 2002***

## Percent of Total Cropland Insured, 2002

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Percent of Total Cropland Insured, 2002**
***   ******15 PA counties with 30 %+ acres insured***

**15 Counties with**
**over 30% insured**

***NEW***
***in 2002***

## Percent of Total Cropland Insured, 2002

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Percent of Total Cropland Insured, 2002**
***  ******13 PA Counties with 20 - 29 % acres insured***

| 22% | Cambria |
| --- | --- |
| 23% | Chester |
| 29% | Columbia |
| 24% | Huntingdon |
| 21% | Indiana |
| 20% | Juniata |
| 22% | Lancaster |

| 20% | Lebanon |
| --- | --- |
| 27% | Luzerne |
| 25% | Mercer |
| 27% | Montour |
| 21% | Perry |
| 22% | Snyder |

***NEW***
***in 2002***

## Percent of Total Cropland Insured, 2002

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Percent of Total Cropland Insured, 2002**
***  ******20 PA Counties with 10 - 19 % acres insured***

| 15% | Armstrong |
| --- | --- |
| 18% | Bedford |
| 11% | Bradford |
| 14% | Butler |
| 19% | Carbon |
| 18% | Centre |
| 17% | Clarion |
| 12% | Clearfield |
| 16% | Clinton |
| 18% | Crawford |

| 11% | Fayette |
| --- | --- |
| 16% | Fulton |
| 13% | Lawrence |
| 15% | Mifflin |
| 13% | Potter |
| 15% | Somerset |
| 17% | Union |
| 14% | Venango |
| 19% | Westmoreland |
| 13% | Wyoming |

***NEW***
***in 2002***

## Percent of Total Cropland Insured, 2002

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Percent of Total Cropland Insured, 2002**
***  ******17 PA Counties with 0 - 9 % acres insured***

| 5% | Allegheny |
| --- | --- |
| 4% | Beaver |
| 0% | Cameron |
| 5% | Elk |
| 1% | Greene |
| 9% | Jefferson |
| 5% | Lackawanna |
| 9% | Lycoming |
| 6% | McKean |

| 0% | Philadelphia |
| --- | --- |
| 0% | Pike |
| 9% | Sullivan |
| 4% | Susquehanna |
| 5% | Tioga |
| 8% | Warren |
| 3% | Washington |
| 3% | Wayne |

***Delaware & Forest counties acres insured not published due to confidentiality:***
***	******3 farms in Delaware County******	******	******2 farms in Forest County***

***NEW***
***in 2002***

## Certified Organic Sales   Top Ten States in 2002

***NEW***
***in 2002***

**Certified Organic Sales****   Top Ten States in 2002**

**Million Dollars**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**Notes:**
While annual statistics are available for major crops, livestock & poultry, some statistics are only available in the Ag Census every five years.
The 2007 Ag Census will ask more details about organic agriculture.

## Direct Sales for Human Consumption   Top Ten States in 2002

**Direct Sales for Human Consumption****   Top Ten States in 2002**

**Million Dollars**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**Notes:**
There were about 1,000 less farms reporting direct sales in 2002 than 5 years earlier.
But total sales still increased by $859,000 because average sales per farm increased from $7,494 to $8,830 per farm.

## 2002 Census of Agriculture

**#31 – Chester, PA **
**#43 – Bucks, PA**
**#55 – Berks, PA**
**#57 – Erie, PA**
**#79 – Butler, PA**
**#96 – Cumberland, PA**
**#98 – Westmoreland, PA**

**#1 – Yolo, CA**
**#2 – San Joaquin, CA**
**#3 – Fresno, CA**
**#4 – Worcester, MA**
**#5 – San Diego, CA**
**#6 – Middlesex, MA**
**#7 – Lancaster, PA**
**#27 – York, PA**

**Direct Sales, Human Consumption, 2002**

_**TOP 100 COUNTIES in the USA**_

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## Animal Manure Applications

***in 2002***

**Animal Manure Applications**
**   ****on Cropland and Pastureland**

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Farms | 23,228 | 40% of all farms |
|  |  |  |
| Acres Treated | 1,333,504 | 24% of 5,647,408
acres in cropland and pasture |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  |

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Notes:**
This may be relevant to nutrient management issues.

## Computer Usage on PA Farms

***in 2002***

**Computer Usage on PA Farms**

|  | Number of Farms |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet Access | 24,710 | 43% |
|  |  |  |
| Computer used for farm business | 18,454 | 32% |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  |

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

**Notes:**
Some people are surprised by how high these percents are for the agricultural community.

## And Much, Much More.....

***in 2002***

**And Much, Much More.....**

**Grain Storage**
**Christmas Trees cut**
**Processing vegetable acres**
**Bison, elk, llamas, deer, emus, ostrich**
**Acres treated with animal manure**
**Production contracts**
**Ag Recreation income**
**Women in agriculture**
**Households sharing in farm income**
**  ****and more....................**

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

## 2002 Census of Agriculture

***   ******Various Products***

**2002 Census of Agriculture**

**National Ag Statistics Service-PA, USDA**

** ****US, State & County statistics**
**	****on Internet, as printed copies & CDs**

** ****Other products, books and/or Internet**
** ****Ag Atlas, maps **
** ****County Profiles**
** ****State & County Highlights**
** ****QuickStats Internet database**
** ****Top Commodities**
** ****Congressional Districts**
** ****Zip Code, farm numbers**
** ****History of the Ag Census**

## Ag Census site, Jan 2006

## QuickSTATS site, Jan 2006

## Consumer Food Dollar, 2006

**Consumer Food Dollar, 2006**
**Only 19 % goes to farmers**

- _[www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodMarketingSystem/](http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodMarketingSystem/)_

## Consumer Expenditures, 1950-2006

**Consumer Expenditures, 1950-2006**

- _[www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodMarketingSystem/](http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodMarketingSystem/)_

**Marketing Bill**

**Farm Value**

**In 2006, only 19 cents of every**
**dollar went to the farmer**

**In 1950, 41 cents of every**
**dollar went to the farmer**