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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service New England Field Office 53 Pleasant St, Rm 3450 Concord, NH 03301 Telephone: 603-224-9639 800-642-9571 Fax

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service New England Field Office 53 Pleasant St, Rm 3450 Concord, NH 03301 Telephone:

603-224-9639 800-642-9571 Fax 603-225-1434

www.nass.usda.gov/nh

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

First we will look at the diversity of Maine’s agricultural cash receipts

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Other Crops, $119.20 Other Livestock, $90.90 Meat Animals, $22.20 Feed Crops, $16.70 Poultry, $73.10 Fruits, $87.70 Potatoes and Other Vegetables, $196.20 Milk, $134.20

2013 Maine Cash Receipts, Million dollars

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Potatoes, Vegetables, and melons Dairy products, Milk

Miscellaneous livestock All other crops Fruits and nuts Poultry and eggs $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 $600,000 $700,000 $800,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Maine Cash Receipts, 2005-2013,

1,000 dollars

Feed crops Meat animals Poultry and eggs Fruits and nuts All other crops Miscellaneous livestock Dairy products, Milk Potatoes, Vegetables, and melons

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Total sales by Farm Size, 2012 and 2007, thousand dollars 2012 2007 Percent Change Total 763,062 617,190 23.6% 1 to 9 acres (D) 17,247 NA 10 to 49 acres 55147 31,334 76.0% 50 to 69 acres (D) (D) NA 70 to 99 acres 22,879(D) NA 100 to 139 acres 16,513 15,300 7.9% 140 to 179 acres (D) 12,364 NA 180 to 219 acres (D) 25,096 NA 220 to 259 acres (D) (D) NA 260 to 499 acres 65,905 95,610

  • 31.1%

500 to 999 acres 97,453 81,784 19.2% 1,000 to 1,999 acres 143,689 113,632 26.5% 2,000 or more acres 196,371 125,042 57.0%

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Next we will look at the diversity of Maine’s farms by economic class

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USDA / National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Next we will look at the diversity of Maine’s farms by size in acres

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But what about farm income from

  • ther sources?

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Farm Income Source

2012 2007

Percent Change COMMODITY TOTALS - SALES 763,062,000 617,190,000 24% GOVT PROGRAMS, FEDERAL 10,162,000 8,815,000 15% INCOME, FARM-RELATED 37,017,000 35,359,000 5% AG SERVICES, CUSTOMWORK & OTHER 8,002,000 12,809,000

  • 38%

AG TOURISM & RECREATIONAL SERVICES 1,803,000 1,012,000 78% CROP & ANIMAL INSURANCE PAYMENTS 2,945,000 1,080,000 173% FOREST PRODUCTS, (EXCL CHRISTMAS TREES & SHORT TERM WOODY CROPS & MAPLE SYRUP) 8,616,000 5,816,000 48% GOVT PROGRAMS, STATE & LOCAL 1,587,000 1,205,000 32% OTHER 11,135,000 11,299,000

  • 1%

PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS & REFUNDS FROM COOPERATIVES 604,000 405,000 49% RENT, LAND & BUILDINGS 2,325,000 1,733,000 34% Total 810,241,000 661,364,000 23%

Excludes value added sales

Maine Farm Income, 2007 and 2012 Census of Agriculture

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Income is only half of the story. What about farm expenses?

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Maine Farm Expenses, 2007 and 2012 Census of Agriculture

2012 2007 Farms Expenses Farms Expenses

Total 8,173 645,631,000 8,136 493,693,000

  • Avg. per Farm

78,996 60,680

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Net Cash Farm Income

  • Net cash farm income of the operations. This concept is derived by subtracting total

farm expenses from total sales, government payments, and other farm-related

  • income. Depreciation is not used in the calculation of net cash farm income. Net

cash farm income of the operation includes the value of commodities produced under production contract by the contract growers. For publication purposes, farms are divided into two categories:

  • 1. Farms with net gains (includes those operations that broke even).
  • 2. Farms with net losses.
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Maine Net Cash Farm Income, 2007 and 2012 Census of Agriculture

2012 2007 Farms Income Farms Income

Net Cash Income, all farms 8,173 164,610,000 8,136 167,671,000

  • Avg. per Farm

20,141 20,609 Net Cash Income, farms with gains 3,177 271,086,000 3,235 229,963,000

  • Avg. per Farm

85,328 71,086 Net Cash Income, farms with losses 4,996 106,476,000 4,901 62,292,000

  • Avg. per Farm

21,312 12,710 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Who is making money?

Farm type and economic class

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Type of Farm

  • North American Industry Classification System economic
  • activities. It was jointly developed by Mexico, Canada, and the

U.S. NAICS makes it possible to produce comparable industrial statistics for Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. For the 2012 census, all agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type

  • f activity or activities using the NAICS code.
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Type of Farm

  • Major classifications used in 2012.

– Oilseed and grain farming (1111 – Vegetable and melon farming (11121). – Fruit and tree nut farming (1113). – Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114). – Other crop farming (1119). – All other crop farming (11199). – Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111). – Cattle feedlots (112112). – Dairy cattle and milk production (112120). – Poultry and egg production (1123). – Sheep and goat farming (1124). – Animal aquaculture (1125). – Other animal production (1129).

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Comparison of Net Cash Farm Income by Farm Types

Farm Type

Farms with net gains (number) Average net gain (dollars) Net Cash Income, farms with gains(dollars) Farms with net losses (number) Average net loss (dollars) Net Cash Income, farms with losses (dollars)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 17 93,383 1,587,511 28 35,767 1,001,476 Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 548 119,917 65,714,516 343 27,437 9,410,891 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 378 112,687 42,595,686 303 (D) (D) Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 522 45,456 23,728,032 436 19,816 8,639,776 Other crop farming (1119), hay, maple, and all

  • ther crop farming

941 25,486 23,982,326 1,399 11,785 16,487,215 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 191 14,525 2,774,275 759 10,163 7,713,717 Cattle feedlots (112112) 5 9,421 47,105 9 (D) (D) Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 247 160,984 39,763,048 61 65,280 3,982,080 Hog and pig farming (1122) 25 3,576 89,400 135 8,926 1,205,010 Poultry and egg production (1123) 26 347,488 9,034,688 183 27,847 5,096,001 Sheep and goat farming (1124) 29 44,338 1,285,802 297 8,712 2,587,464 Animal aquaculture and other animal production (1125,1129) 248 243,882 60,482,736 1,043 29,711 30,988,573

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Balance Sheet Comparison of Farms by Farm Type

Farm Type

Market Value of Sales ($000) Government Payments ($000) Farm Related income ($000) Total income ($000) Expenses ($000) Net Income ($000) Net as Percent of Expenses

Oilseed and grain farming (1111)

4,224 162 721 5,107 4,521 586 13.0%

Vegetable and melon farming (1112)

221,152 2,171 5,533 228,856 172,552 56,304 32.6%

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113)

113,233 673 7,094 121,000 84,142 36,858 43.8%

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114)

73,836 188 2,081 76,105 61,016 15,089 24.7%

Other crop farming (1119), hay, maple, and all other crop farming

50,995 2,972 6,234 60,201 52,705 7,495 14.2%

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111)

(D) 706 1,831 (D) 16,526 -4,940 NA

Cattle feedlots (112112)

(D) 6 6 (D) (D) (D) NA

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212)

147,062 3,007 3,524 153,593 117,812 35,781 30.4%

Hog and pig farming (1122)

850 2 39 891 2,006 -1,116

  • 55.6%

Poultry and egg production (1123)

(D) 28 632 (D) (D) 3,939 NA

Sheep and goat farming (1124)

(D) 85 183 (D) 4,565 -1,302 NA

Animal aquaculture and other animal production (1125,1129)

88,410 162 9,139 97,711 68,216 29,494 43.2%

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Comparison of Farms with Net Gains and Net Losses by Farm Type

Farm Type All farms Farms with net gains (number) Farms with net losses (number) Percentage of farms with gains Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 45 17 28 38% Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 891 548 343 62% Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 681 378 303 56% Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 958 522 436 54% Other crop farming (1119), hay, maple, and all other crop farming 2340 941 1399 40% Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 950 191 759 20% Cattle feedlots (112112) 14 5 9 36% Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 308 247 61 80% Hog and pig farming (1122) 160 25 135 16% Poultry and egg production (1123) 209 26 183 12% Sheep and goat farming (1124) 326 29 297 9% Animal aquaculture and other animal production (1125,1129) 1291 248 1043 19%

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Percentage of Farms with Net Gains by Farm Type 2012, 2007, 2002

Farm Type 2012 2007 2002 Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 38% 50% 4% Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 62% 73% 63% Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 56% 67% 36% Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 54% 53% 50% Other crop farming (1119), hay, maple, and all other crop farming 40% 36% 33% Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 20% 18% 30% Cattle feedlots (112112) 36% 27% 21% Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 80% 83% 80% Hog and pig farming (1122) 16% 7% 0% Poultry and egg production (1123) 12% 11% 32% Sheep and goat farming (1124) 9% 10% 12% Animal aquaculture and other animal production (1125,1129) 19% 20% 19%

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture.

Comparison of Net Cash Farm Income by Economic Class

Economic Class,

Farms with net gains (number) Average net gain (dollars) Net Cash Income, farms with gains(dollars) Farms with net losses (number) Average net loss (dollars) Net Cash Income, farms with losses (dollars)

$1,000,000 or more

112 1,498,515 167,833,680 12 1,852,670 22,232,040

$500,000 to $999,999

101 259,199 26,179,099 17 160,977 2,736,609

$250,000 to $499,999

169 139,738 23,615,722 29 228,180 6,617,220

$100,000 to $249,999

271 78,934 21,391,114 67 123,209 8,255,003

$50,000 to $99,999

283 34,949 9,890,567 96 71,978 6,909,888

$25,000 to $49,999

408 18,434 7,521,072 181 41,387 7,491,047

$10,000 to $24,999

697 10,408 7,254,376 384 21,447 8,235,648

$5,000 to $9,999

461 4,713 2,172,693 584 11,669 6,814,696

$2,500 to $4,999

279 4,382 1,222,578 743 9,739 7,236,077

$1,000 to $2,499

133 3,514 467,362 864 8,040 6,946,560

Less than $1,000

263 11,472 3,017,136 2,019 11,392 23,000,448

Total

3,177 85,164 270,565,399 4,996 21,312 106,475,236

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Balance Sheet Comparison of Farms by Economic Class

Economic Class Market Value

  • f Sales

($000) Government Payments ($000) Farm Related income ($000) Total income ($000) Expenses ($000) Net Income ($000) Net as Percent of Expenses

$1,000,000 or more

478,194 2,432 8,782 489,408 343,831 145,577 42.3%

$500,000 to $999,999

85,342 978 2,637 88,957 65,545 23,412 35.7%

$250,000 to $499,999

69,097 1,053 1,614 71,764 54,345 17,419 32.1%

$100,000 to $249,999

53,046 1,015 5,344 59,405 46,210 13,195 28.6%

$50,000 to $99,999

27,134 478 1,565 29,177 26,126 3,051 11.7%

$25,000 to $49,999

20,229 725 2,017 22,971 22,883 88 0.4%

$10,000 to $24,999

16,812 813 2,972 20,597 21,619

  • 1,022
  • 4.7%

$5,000 to $9,999

7,324 468 1,401 9,193 13,830

  • 4,637
  • 33.5%

$2,500 to $4,999

3,743 385 2,015 6,143 12,153

  • 6,010
  • 49.5%

$1,000 to $2,499

1,676 84 1,267 3,027 9,506

  • 6,479
  • 68.2%

Less than $1,000

465 1,731 7,404 9,600 29,584 -19,984

  • 67.6%

Total

763,062 10,162 37,018 810,242 645,632 164,610 25.5%

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Comparison of Farms with Net Gains and Net Losses by Economic Class

Economic Class all farms Farms with net gains (number) Farms with net losses (number) Percentage of farms with gains $1,000,000 or more 124 112 12 90% $500,000 to $999,999 118 101 17 86% $250,000 to $499,999 198 169 29 85% $100,000 to $249,999 338 271 67 80% $50,000 to $99,999 379 283 96 75% $25,000 to $49,999 589 408 181 69% $10,000 to $24,999 1081 697 384 64% $5,000 to $9,999 1045 461 584 44% $2,500 to $4,999 1022 279 743 27% $1,000 to $2,499 997 133 864 13% Less than $1,000 2282 263 2019 12% Total 8173 3177 4996 39%

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Percentage of Farms with Net Gains by Economic Class 2012, 2007, 2002

Economic Class 2012 2007 2002 $1,000,000 or more 90% 97% 90% $500,000 to $999,999 86% 94% 92% $250,000 to $499,999 85% 88% 78% $100,000 to $249,999 80% 85% 78% $50,000 to $99,999 75% 82% 91% $25,000 to $49,999 69% 78% 82% $10,000 to $24,999 64% 71% 62% $5,000 to $9,999 44% 52% 48% $2,500 to $4,999 27% 34% 35% $1,000 to $2,499 13% 17% 21% Less than $1,000 12% 12% 7% Total 39% 40% 37%

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  • Direct sales to consumers
  • Wholesale to retailer
  • Value added

Vertical Integration

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Direct Market Sales

Maine

Direct Market Sales 2012 US Ranking 2007 Change OPERATIONS WITH SALES 2,311 23 1,705 + 606 farms SALES, MEASURED IN $ 24,793,000 21 18,419,000 +$6,374,000 SALES, MEASURED IN $ / OPERATION 10,728 16 10,803

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SALES, MEASURED IN PCT OF FARM OPERATIONS 28.3 5 21.0 +7.3% SALES, MEASURED IN PCT OF FARM SALES 3.2 8 3.0 +0.2%

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Direct Market Sales

Counties

County Sales Million $ Ranking of all US Counties York 3.287 68th Cumberland 3.027 78th Lincoln 2.613 94th Aroostook 2.488 101st

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0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 Percent

Percentage of Total Market Value of Agriculture Sales from Direct Sales, New England States and U.S. 2002, 2007, and 2012 Census of Agriculture

2002 2007 2012

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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Percent

Percentage of Farms with Direct Sales New England States and U.S., 2002, 2007, and 2012 Census of Agriculture

2002 2007 2012

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Community Supported Agriculture

  • Maine had 406 farms with CSAs which rank 8th nationally.

This is 5 percent of all farms and ranks 3rd nationally by percent

  • f farms.

2012 2007 Change Farms with CSA 406 159 +247 farms

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Community Supported Agriculture

Counties

County Number of farms Ranking of all US Counties Waldo 65 6th Androscoggin 58 9th York 41 20nd (tie)

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Wholesale direct to retailers and institutions

  • Maine had 1,074 farms that market directly to retailers which

ranks 17th nationally. This is 13 percent of all farms and ranks 7th nationally by percent of farms.

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Wholesale direct to retailers and institutions Counties

County Number of farms Ranking of all US Counties Waldo 115 34th Hancock 101 45th (tie) York 10 45th (tie) Penobscot 96 55th

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2012 2007 Change

Maine 926 724 202 Androscoggin 58 48 10 Aroostook 83 57 26 Cumberland 95 76 19 Franklin 46 32 14 Hancock 73 42 31 Kennebec 51 84

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Knox 42 25 17 Lincoln 53 44 9 Oxford 66 53 13 Penobscot 69 35 34 Piscataquis 25 18 7 Sagadahoc 22 20 2 Somerset 66 55 11 Waldo 54 38 16 Washington 35 23 12 York 88 74 14

Number of Farms that Produced and sold value- added commodities 2012 and 2007

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Horizontal Integration

  • Agri-tourism
  • Diversity of farm income
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Agri-tourism 2012 2007 Percent Change OPERATIONS WITH AG TOURISM 270 112 141% AG TOURISM RECEIPTS, MEASURED IN $ 1,803,000 1,012,000 78% AG TOURISM RECEIPTS, MEASURED IN $ / OPERATION 6,678 9,039

  • 26%

Agri-tourism

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Diversity of Farm Income

  • Diversity of farm related income
  • Forest products,
  • 1,133 farms sold $8.6 million
  • Custom Work
  • 407 farms earned $8.0 million
  • Other farm related income
  • 657 farms earned $11.1 million
  • This income includes animal boarding, breeding

fees, State fuel tax refunds, farm generated energy, etc.

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Diversity of Income

  • Diversity in crops and livestock
  • Examples
  • Of the 891 vegetable farms, 124 also sold grains,

174 sold fruit, 147 sold berries, 285 sold greenhouse/nursery products, 152 sold hay

  • Of the 958 greenhouse, nursery, and Christmas

tree operations, 200 sold vegetables,116 sold fruits, 109 sold berries, 144 sold poultry products

  • Of the 960 beef cattle operations, 141 sold hay,

194 sold poultry products

  • Of the 308 dairy operations, 132 sold hay
  • Of the 2,340 other crop farms, 278 sold

vegetables, 163 sold fruit, 152 sold berries, 153 sold greenhouse or nursery products, 1,829 sold hay, 348 sold maple syrup, 379 sold cattle, 189 sold sheep or goats, 298 sold poultry products

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DEMOGRAPHI CS

  • Average age of the principal operator

was 57.0 years compared to 56.4 years in 2007 years

  • 29% of principal farm operators are

women, up from 25% in 2007

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500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over Number of farms Age Group

Principal Operators by Age Group, 2007 and 2012

Maine 2007 Maine 2012

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Age group: 2012 Total 2012 Percent of total 2007 total 2007 Percent

  • f total

2012 as percent

  • f 2007

Net Change Under 25 years 62 1% 46 1% 135% 16 25 to 34 years 489 6% 350 4% 140% 139 35 to 44 years 834 10% 991 12% 84%

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45 to 54 years 1,938 24% 2,277 28% 85%

  • 339

55 to 64 years 2,484 30% 2,351 29% 106% 133 65 to 74 years 1,652 20% 1,357 17% 122% 295 75 years and over 715 9% 764 9% 94%

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Principal Operator Age Group Comparisons, 2012 and 2007

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Source: Census of Agriculture

Years on present farm:

2012 Total 2012 Percent

  • f total

2007 total 2007 Percent of total 2012 as percent of 2007 Net Change

2 years or less 373 5% 250 3% 149% 123 3 or 4 years 620 8% 684 8% 91%

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5 to 9 years 1,432 18% 1,480 18% 97%

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Beginning Farmers Years on present farm, 2007 and 2012

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Women Principal Farm Operators

  • Average age of women principal operators was 53.3 years

compared to 51.9 years in 2007.

Sex of

  • perator:

2012 Total 2012 Percent of total 2007 total 2007 Percent of total 2012 as percent of 2007 Male 5,793 71% 6,093 75% 95% Female 2,381 29% 2,043 25% 117%

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Percentage of Farms with Women Principal Operators, New England States and U.S., 2002, 2007, and 2012 Censuses of Agriculture

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%

2002 2007 2012

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Where can we expand?

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office Agriculture counts and NASS counts for U.S. agriculture. Maine 2013 Cropland Data Layer, Pixel and Acreage Summary Selected Categories

Category Pixel Count Acreage Mixed Forest 31,335,621 6,968,874 Evergreen Forest 20,987,230 4,667,448 Deciduous Forest 16,601,828 3,692,158 Woody Wetlands 6,048,287 1,345,107 Shrubland 5,691,886 1,265,845 Open Water 4,740,686 1,054,303 Developed/Open Space 1,821,492 405,090 Grass/Pasture 1,423,432 316,564 Other Hay/Non Alfalfa 1,340,963 298,223 Developed/Low Intensity 928,368 206,464 Herbaceous Wetlands 866,143 192,626 Potatoes 315,719 70,214 Developed/Medium Intensity 286,612 63,741

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Questions?