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Summary:
In terms of specific information about Vermont agriculture.
- In 2002,
agriculture was worth $556 million to the Vermont economy in total
cash receipts
- Of that
total, sales from milk accounted for approximately $400 million.
- There
are around 6,700 total farms in Vermont (dairy farms are included
in this number)
- There
are 1,415 dairy farms in Vermont
- There
are approximately 152,000 dairy cows in the State (for details on
breeds you can visit http://www.vermontdairy.com/cowbreeds.htm
- Vermont
produces more than 2.6 billion pounds of milk annually which is used
for both milk and cheese
- Vermont
produces in excess of 100 million pounds of cheese annually
- Although
it varies greatly between farms, the size of the average farm in Vermont
is 200 acres
- 1.34
million acres is devoted to agricultural use in Vermont
- Vermont
is first in the nation in the production of maple syrup (495,000 gallons
in 2002) accounting for just over 37% of the nation's entire output
- Vermont
is first in New England in the production of beef, and it is our second
largest industry accounting for more than $60 million annually.
- Vermont
produces a variety of fruits, vegetables and berries which account
for nearly $23 million dollars annually. Much of the produce is sold
directly to stores and restaurants and through farmstands.
- Vermont
growers produce more than 1 million Christmas trees annually with
a value of over $9 million to the state's economy. In 1988, the Department
of Agriculture helped start the Merry Mulch program to keep Christmas
trees from ending up in landfills. The program became a model for
similar programs in other states and countries.
- Vermont
also has a very active greenhouse, nursery and landscape industry
with nearly 750 individual businesses. Plant production and related
services amount to more than $100 million annually.
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