Ag Land, Cropland, Harvested – Acres: Acres and quantity harvested. Crops were reported in whole acres, except for the following crops that were reported in tenths of acres: tobacco, nursery and greenhouse crops in the open, vegetables including potatoes and sweet potatoes, fruit and nut crops including land in orchards, and berries; and in Hawaii, coffee. Totals for crops reported in tenths of acres were rounded to whole acres at the aggregate level during the tabulation process
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Animal totals, Incl. Products – Operations with Sales: This category is the combined total of Poultry and eggs, Cattle and calves, Milk from cows, Hogs and pigs, Sheep, goats, and products, equine, aquaculture, and other animals and their products. Other animals and other animal products sold. This category includes number of farms and value of sales for all animals and animal products not listed elsewhere on that specific table.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Animal Totals, Incl. Products – Sales, Measured in $: This category is the combined total of Poultry and eggs, Cattle and calves, Milk from cows, Hogs and pigs, Sheep, goats, and products, equine, aquaculture, and other animals and their products. Other animals and other animal products sold. This category includes number of farms and value of sales for all animals and animal products not listed elsewhere on that specific table.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Commodity Totals, Retail, Community Supported Ag – Operations with Sales: Community Supported Agriculture consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community’s farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production. Typically, members or “share-holders” of the farm or garden pledge in advance to cover the anticipated costs of the farm operation and farmer’s salary.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Commodity Totals, Retail, Human Consumption – Operations with Sales: Farms selling agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption. This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for human consumption from roadside stands, farmers’ markets, pick-your-own sites, etc. It excludes non-edible products such as nursery crops, cut flowers, and wool but includes livestock sales.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Commodity Totals, Retail, Human Consumption – Sales, Measured in $: Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption. This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for human consumption from roadside stands, farmers’ markets, pick-your-own sites, etc. It excludes non-edible products such as nursery crops, cut flowers, and wool but includes livestock sales.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Farms Operations – Acres Operated: Land in farms consists of agricultural land used for crops, pasture, or grazing. Also included is woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator’s total operation. Land in farms includes acres in CRP, WRP, and other government conservation programs.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Farms Operations – Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation: Land in farms includes land owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land used rent-free is included as land rented from others. All grazing land, except land used under government permits on a per-head basis, is included as land in farms provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing association is reported by the grazing association and included as land in farms. All land in American Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing livestock is included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported by individual American Indians or non-Native Americans is reported in the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In many instances, the entire American Indian reservation is reported as one farm.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Farm Operations – Number of Operations: A farm is “any place from which $1,000 of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the Census year.”
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Fruit & Tree Nut Totals – Operations with Sales: Comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing fruit and/or tree nut crops. These crops are generally not grown from seeds and have a perennial life cycle
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Fruit & Tree Nut Totals – Sales, Measured in $: Comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing fruit and/or tree nut crops. These crops are generally not grown from seeds and have a perennial life cycle Market value of agricultural products sold. This category represents the gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 2012 regardless of who received the payment.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Farm-related, Ag Tourism & Recreational Services – Operations with Receipts: Agri-tourism and recreational services; hunting, fishing, farm or wine tours, hay rides, etc
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Income, Farm-related, Ag Tourism & Recreational Services – Receipts, Measured in $: Agri-tourism and recreational services. This income includes income from recreational services such as hunting, fishing, farm or wine tours, hay rides, etc
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Vegetable Totals, in the Open – Operations with Area Harvested: Vegetable and melon farming. Comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) growing vegetables and/or melon crops, (2) producing vegetable and melon seeds, and (3) growing vegetable and/or melon bedding plants.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Vegetable Totals, Incl. Seeds & Transplants, in the Open – Sales, Measured in $: Contains establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) growing vegetables and/or melon crops; (2) producing vegetable and melon seeds; and (3) growing vegetable and/or melon bedding plants. Market value of agricultural products sold. This category represents the gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 2012 regardless of who received the payment.
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and produce markets: The North Carolina Division of Public Health administers the North Carolina Fruit and Vegetable Outlet Inventory (NC FVOI). This inventory identifies farmers’ markets, produce stands and road-side stands with predictable location and hours and where fruits and vegetables are sold. This information is used to support efforts to increase the number of fruit and vegetable outlets across the State. The NC FVOI is a paper-based and online survey. Data is collected June through September by local health department staff.
