Green Options » 2007 census http://greenoptions.com/tag/2007-census Posts tagged '2007 census' Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:32:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en New Census Data Shows Greater Diversity in American Farming http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/02/11/new-census-data-shows-greater-diversity-in-american-farming/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/02/11/new-census-data-shows-greater-diversity-in-american-farming/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:32:24 +0000 Mary Casper http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/02/11/new-census-data-shows-greater-diversity-in-american-farming/ Sheep & SiloResults of the 2007 Census released last week counted the 2,204,792 farms in the United States, a net increase of 75,810 farms since the last census in 2002. According to the results, farms started in the last five years have more diversified production, fewer acres, and younger operators who also work off-farm.

Organic, value-added, and specialty production in agriculture are also on the rise.

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