1. Trends in Maine Agriculture a summary of the 2012 Census of Agriculture Gary Keough, State Statistician USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service New England Field Office United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service

2. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE A complete count, taken every five years, of America’s farms and ranches and the people who operate them.

3. “FARM” DEFINED Any place from which $1,000 of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the Census year.

4. 2012 DATA COLLECTION NASS mailed questionnaires for the 2012 Census of Agriculture to farm and ranch operators in late December 2012 to collect data for the 2012 calendar year. Completed forms were due by February 4, 2013. NASS continued to collect Census data through summer 2013. Producers returned their forms by mail or online.

5. Number of farms and land in farms 8,174 farms in 2012, up slightly from 8,136 farms in 2007 1,455,304 acres in 2012, up from 1,347,566 acres in 2007

6. FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 2012 Total 2007 total2012 as percent of 2007 Farms number8,1748,136100% Land in farms acres1,455,3041,347,566108% Average size of farm acres178166107% Median size of farm acres6765 6 Farm Numbers and Land in Farm Comparisons, 2007 and 2012

7. 7 Land Use 20122007Percent Change acres All Other LAND121,40295,62027% CROPLAND477,343529,253-10% PASTURELAND81,70762,01432% WOODLAND773,652660,67917% Total1,454,1041,347,5668% Land Use Comparisons, 2007 and 2012

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13. ECONOMICS 2012 Total Farm Income $810.2 million, up from $661.4 million in 2007 2012 Total Expenses, $645.6 million, up from $493.7 million in 2007

14. 14 Farm Income Source 20122007 Percent Change COMMODITY TOTALS - SALES763,062,000617,190,00024% GOVT PROGRAMS, FEDERAL10,162,0008,815,00015% INCOME, FARM-RELATED37,017,00035,359,0005% AG SERVICES, CUSTOMWORK & OTHER8,002,00012,809,000-38% AG TOURISM & RECREATIONAL SERVICES1,803,0001,012,00078% CROP & ANIMAL INSURANCE PAYMENTS2,945,0001,080,000173% FOREST PRODUCTS, (EXCL CHRISTMAS TREES & SHORT TERM WOODY CROPS & MAPLE SYRUP)8,616,0005,816,00048% GOVT PROGRAMS, STATE & LOCAL1,587,0001,205,00032% OTHER11,135,00011,299,000-1% PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS & REFUNDS FROM COOPERATIVES604,000405,00049% RENT, LAND & BUILDINGS2,325,0001,733,00034% Total810,241,000 661,364,000 23% Excludes value added sales

15. Expenses 20122007 FarmsExpenses ($000) FarmsExpenses ($000) Total8,173645,6318,136493,693 Avg. per Farm78,99660,680 15

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18. Net Cash Farm Income 20122007 FarmsIncome ($000) FarmsIncome ($000) Net Cash Income, all farms 8,173164,6108,136167,671 Avg. per Farm20,14120,609 Net Cash Income, farms with gains 3,177271,0863,235229,963 Avg. per Farm85,32871,086 Net Cash Income, farms with losses 4,996106,4764,90162,292 Avg. per Farm21,31212,710 18 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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24. 24 Economic Sales Class farmssales % of farms Cumulative % of total farm % of salesCumulative % of Sales LESS THAN 1,000 $1,990444,00024%24.3%0.1%0% 1,000 TO 2,499 $1,1221,649,00014%38.1%0.2%0% 2,500 TO 4,999 $1,0503,585,00013%50.9%0.5%1% 5,000 TO 9,999 $1,0777,094,00013%64.1%0.9%2% 10,000 TO 24,999 $1,12516,434,00014%77.9%2.2%4% 25,000 TO 49,999 $62019,972,0008%85.5%2.6%6% 50,000 TO 99,999 $40427,651,0005%90.4%3.6%10% 100,000 TO 249,999 $33952,144,0004%94.5%6.8%17% 250,000 TO 499,999 $20269,568,0002%97.0%9.1%26% 500,000 TO 999,999 $12086,326,0001%98.5%11.3%37% 1,000,000 OR MORE $124478,194,0002%100.0%62.7%100% Total8,173763,061,000100% 2012 Economic Sales Class Comparisons

25. Economic Sales Class Farms with $500,000 sales and above totaled 244 and accounted for 3% of farms and 74% of all gross sales. Farms with $250,000 sales and above totaled 446 and accounted for 5% of farms and 83% of all gross sales. Farms with $100,000 sales and above totaled 785 and accounted for 10% of farms and 90% of all gross sales.

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27. Direct Market Sales Maine Direct Market Sales 2012 US Ranking2007Change OPERATIONS WITH SALES2,31123 1,705 + 606 farms SALES, MEASURED IN $24,793,00021 18,419,000 +$6,374,000 SALES, MEASURED IN $ / OPERATION10,72816 10,803 -$75 SALES, MEASURED IN PCT OF FARM OPERATIONS28.35 21.0 +7.3% SALES, MEASURED IN PCT OF FARM SALES3.283.0+0.2% 27

28. Direct Market Sales Counties County Sales Million $ Ranking of all US Counties York3.28768 th Cumberland3.02778 th Lincoln2.61394 th Aroostook2.488101 st 28

32. Community Supported Agriculture Maine had 406 farms with CSAs which rank 8 th nationally. This is 5 percent of all farms and ranks 3 rd nationally by percent of farms. 32 20122007Change Farms with CSA406159+247 farms

33. Community Supported Agriculture Counties County Number of farms Ranking of all US Counties Waldo656 th Androscoggin589 th York4120 nd (tie) 33

34. Wholesale direct to retailers and institutions 34 Maine had 1,074 farms that market directly to retailers which ranks 17 th nationally. This is 13 percent of all farms and ranks 7 th nationally by percent of farms.

35. Wholesale direct to retailers and institutions Counties CountyNumber of farmsRanking of all US Counties Waldo11534 th Hancock10145 th (tie) York1045 th (tie) Penobscot9655 th 35

36. 36 Agri-tourism 20122007 Percent Change OPERATIONS WITH AG TOURISM270112141% AG TOURISM RECEIPTS, MEASURED IN $1,803,0001,012,00078% AG TOURISM RECEIPTS, MEASURED IN $ / OPERATION6,6789,039-26% Agri-tourism

37. Ag labor 20122007Per. Change LABOR, HIRED - NUMBER OF WORKERS15,07215,634-3.6% LABOR, HIRED - OPERATIONS WITH WORKERS2,4151,88628.0% LABOR, HIRED, GE 150 DAYS - NUMBER OF WORKERS4,5943,56129.0% LABOR, HIRED, LT 150 DAYS - NUMBER OF WORKERS10,47812,073-13.2% 37

38. DEMOGRAPHICS 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

40. Age group: 2012 Total 2012 Percent of total 2007 total 2007 Percent of total 2012 as percent of 2007 Net Change Under 25 years62 1% 46 1%135%16 25 to 34 years489 6% 350 4%140%139 35 to 44 years834 10% 991 12%84%-157 45 to 54 years1,938 24% 2,277 28%85%-339 55 to 64 years2,484 30% 2,351 29%106%133 65 to 74 years1,652 20% 1,357 17%122%295 75 years and over715 9% 764 9%94%-49 Principal Operator Age Group Comparisons, 2012 and 2007

41. Source: Census of Agriculture Years on present farm: 2012 Total 2012 Percent of total 2007 total 2007 Percent of total 2012 as percent of 2007 Net Change 2 years or less373 5% 250 3%149%123 3 or 4 years620 8% 684 8%91%-64 5 to 9 years1,432 18% 1,480 18%97%-48 10 years or more5,749 70% 5,722 70%100%27 Beginning Farmers Years on present farm, 2007 and 2012

42. Women Principal Farm Operators Average age of women principal operators was 53.3 years compared to 51.9 years in 2007 years in 2007 Sex of operator: 2012 Total 2012 Percent of total 2007 total 2007 Percent of total 2012 as percent of 2007 Male5,79371%6,09375%95% Female2,38129%2,04325%117%

43. Percentage of Farms with Women Principal Operators, New England States and U.S., 2002, 2007, and 2012 Censuses of Agriculture

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46. CENSUS DATA INSIGHTS The full 2012 Census publication is certain to show interesting trends over the past five years. It will contain several pieces of data that were collected for the first-time ever, including new information on: biomass Internet access regional food marketing and distribution land use practices, and agroforestry.

47. FINDING CENSUS DATA Census data are available: Online at www.agcensus.usda.govwww.agcensus.usda.gov NASS Quick Stats: http://quickstats.nass.usda.govhttp://quickstats.nass.usda.gov Desktop Data Query tool: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/On line_Resources/Desktop_Application/ http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/On line_Resources/Desktop_Application/

48. FINDING CENSUS DATA Other Census Products: State and County profiles: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resou rces/County_Profiles/Maine/index.asp http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resou rces/County_Profiles/Maine/index.asp 2012 Congressional Districts: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resou rces/Congressional_District_Profiles/ http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resou rces/Congressional_District_Profiles/ Agricultural Atlas: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resou rces/Ag_Atlas_Maps/ http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resou rces/Ag_Atlas_Maps/

49. FINDING CENSUS DATA Other Census Products: Special Organic Tabulation, September 2014 Watersheds, November 2014 Typology, December 2014

50. 50 Contact info: Gary Keough USDA NASS New England Field Office 53 Pleasant St. Rm 3450 Concord, NH 03301 603-227-3129 Gary_keough@nass.usda.gov