Directory
of Agribusiness Resources in New York State
Economic Profile of the
Agriculture Industry in New York
Agriculture is important to New York State. Agricultural
production returned over $3.4 billion to the farm economy in
2001. About 25 percent of the state’s land area, or 7.6
million acres are used by the 37,500 farms to produce a very
diverse array of food products. Here are some of the items in
which New York ranks high nationally:
- Livestock
Products
– Dairy and animal production in New York provided $2.22
billion to farmers in 2001. That accounts for 65 percent
of all cash receipts
- Dairy
Products –
Milk is New York’s leading agricultural product and is
produced all across the state. Milk sales account for over
one-half of total agricultural receipts. Production in
2001 was 11.8 billion pounds with a value of $1.86
billion. New York is the nations 3rd leading
producer and Wyoming is the State’s leading county.
- Meat
Production
– New York livestock producers marketed 287 million
pounds of meat animals during 2001 bringing in $166
million. Sales from cattle and calves accounted for $151
million of the total, hogs and pigs returned $10.8 million
and sheep and lambs provided $3.59 million.
- Poultry
Production
– The value of New York eggs, broilers and turkeys plus
the value of sales for other chickens totaled $100.0
million for 2001. Eggs made up $54.0 million of the total
followed by turkeys at $4.54 million. Leading poultry
counties are Erie and Wayne in the west, Onondaga in the
center, and Sullivan in the southeast. New York ranks 20th
among all egg producing states
- Crop
Production
– Field crops, fruits and vegetables return almost $1.2
billion to New York farmers.
- Apples
– New York ranks 2nd nationally with a crop
worth about $112 million in 2001. Three general areas
produce most of the apples: along the southern Lake
Ontario shore, along the Hudson Valley, and along the
upper Lake Champlain Valley. New York’s leading
varieties are McIntosh, Empire, Rome, Idared and Red
Delicious.
- Grapes
– Wine and juice grape production place New York 3rd
behind California and Washington. The crop was worth $45.0
million in 2001. Two-thirds of the production was for
juice and one-third went into wines. The four major
producing areas are: Lake Erie area, the Finger Lakes, the
Hudson Valley and the eastern end of Long Island.
- Vegetables
– The value of vegetables totaled $379 million in 2001
and placed New York 6th in the nation. Fresh
Market vegetables rank 6th and Processing
vegetables are 7th among all states. Leading
crops in New York are cabbage, sweet corn and onions.
Net Farm Income
New York Net Farm income decreased 9 percent in 2000 to
$609 million. Livestock output value decreased 9 percent to
$1.87 billion and crop output value increased 3 percent to
$1.16 billion. Consumption outlays decreased 2 percent to
$1.74 billion while direct government payments increased 33
percent.
Farms by Sales Class
Of the estimated 37,500 farms in New York in 2001, only
8,700 or 23 percent of all farms had sales of $100,000 or
more, but they operated 3.8 million acres or 50 percent of all
land in farms. New York farms with sales of less than $10,000
totaled 17,800 or 47 percent of all farms.
Farms and Farmland Utilization
The
number of farms in New York (places selling $1,000 or more
of agricultural products in a year) totaled 37,500 in
2001, 500 less than a year earlier. Total land in farms
dropped to 7.60 million acres. Farmland accounts for 25
percent of the State’s total land area.
Total
cropland stands at 4.86 million acres and accounts for 64
percent of total land operated. Harvested cropland at 3.69
million acres represents 49 percent of total land operated.
Field crops such as corn, hay, haylage and greenchop, small
grains, potatoes, soybeans and other field crops account for
93 percent of the total cropland harvested. Vegetable crops
make up 4.4 percent and fruit crops 2.6 percent.
Farms
and Farmland: Number
of Farms, Land in Farms and Land Use, 1992-2001
|
Item
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
|
Number
of Farms
|
38,000
|
38,500
|
38,500
|
38,000
|
38,000
|
38,000
|
38,000
|
39,000
|
38,000
|
37,500
|
|
Acres
per farm
|
216
|
210
|
205
|
208
|
205
|
205
|
205
|
200
|
203
|
203
|
|
Land
in farms
|
8,200
|
8,100
|
7,900
|
7,900
|
7,800
|
7,800
|
7,800
|
7,800
|
7,700
|
7,600
|
|
Cropland,
Total
|
5,140
|
5,080
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
4,980
|
4,980
|
4,980
|
5,030
|
4,960
|
4,860
|
Value Added to New York Economy by
Agriculture, 1996-2000
|
Item
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
|
Crop
Output
|
949,735
|
994,921
|
1,048,305
|
1,118,023
|
1,156,733
|
|
Animal
Output
|
2,102,271
|
1,788,850
|
2,077,728
|
2,052,441
|
1,866,128
|
|
Services
and Forestry
|
236,357
|
270,686
|
263,210
|
312,006
|
365,205
|
New York’s Rank in the
Nation’s Agriculture, 2001
|
Item
|
NY
Rank
|
| Field
Crops
|
|
|
Barley
|
22
|
|
Corn for silage
|
4
|
|
Corn for grain
|
21
|
|
Oats
|
9
|
|
Winter wheat
|
30
|
|
Potatoes, fall
|
12
|
|
Dry beans
|
15
|
|
Alfalfa hay
|
20
|
|
Other hay
|
13
|
|
All hay
|
19
|
|
Rye
|
-
|
|
Soybeans
|
20
|
| Fruits |
|
|
Apples
|
2
|
|
Cherries,
sweet
|
7
|
|
Cherries,
tart
|
3
|
|
Peaches
|
13
|
|
Pears
|
4
|
|
Grapes
|
3
|
|
Blueberries
|
8
|
|
Strawberries
|
7
|
| Vegetables,
Fresh Market |
|
|
Bell Peppers
|
9
|
|
Cabbage
|
1
|
|
Cauliflower
|
3
|
|
Cucumbers
|
6
|
|
Eggplant
|
5
|
|
Endive/Escarole
|
5
|
|
Onions
|
6
|
|
Pumpkins
|
3
|
|
Snap beans
|
3
|
|
Spinach
|
7
|
|
Squash
|
5
|
|
Sweet corn
|
2
|
|
Tomatoes
|
11
|
| Livestock
Products |
|
|
Milk production
|
3
|
|
Cattle and
calves
|
33
|
|
Egg
production
|
20
|
|
Chickens (excluding
broilers)
|
30
|
|
Hogs and pigs
|
31
|
|
Sheep and
lambs
|
27
|
|
Honey
|
13
|
| Dairy
Products |
|
|
Total American cheese
|
8
|
|
Total Italian
cheese
|
3
|
|
Total
Cheesing (excluding Cottage)
|
3
|
|
Creamed
Cottage cheese
|
1
|
|
Lowfat
Cottage cheese
|
1
|
| General
Characteristics |
|
|
Number of farms
|
26
|
|
Land in farms
|
36
|
|
Total cash
farm receipts
|
25
|
Federal
USDA
Farm Service Agency (www.fas.usda.gov)
The U.S Department of
Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes and guarantees
loans and provides credit counseling and supervision to
farmers who are temporarily unable to obtain private,
commercial credit. FSA also administer federal farm programs,
such as commodity and price support programs and weather
disaster related assistance.
Ron Robbins, State
Executive Director
New York State Farm
Service Agency
441 S. Salina St.
Suite 536
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-477-6300
FSA County Offices
in New York:
Albany County
RR #2, Box 497
Voorheesville, NY 12186
(518) 765-2326
Tom Della Rocco, CED
& FLM
Allegany County
5425 County Route 48
Belmont, NY 14813
(716) 268-5133
Kenneth Miller, CED &
FLM
Broome County*
1163 Upper Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
(607) 723-1384
Carol Dennis, CED &
FLM
Cattaraugus County
8 Martha St, PO Box 1528
Ellicottville, NY 14731
(716) 699-2375
CED & FLM: n/a
Cayuga County*
7413 County House Road
Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 253-8471
Jane Cabal, CED
John Liddington, FLM
Chautaqua County
3542 Turner Road
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 664-2351
Frank Finnerty, CED
Richard Fletcher, FLM
Chenango County*
99 North Broad Street
Norwich, NY
13815
(607) 334-3231
Robert Almeter, CED &
FLM
Clinton/Essex County
6064 Route 22, Suite 4
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 561-4540
Don LaPierre, CED &
FLM
Columbia/Greene County
1024 Route 66
Ghent, NY 12075
(518) 828-4385
Harry Ketcham, CED &
FLM
Cortland County*
100 Grange Place
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 753-0851
Robert Almeter, CED
Sharon Horsford, FLM
Delaware County*
44 West Street, Suite 2
Walton, NY 13856
(607) 865-4005
Carol Dennis, CED &
FLM
Dutchess/Putnam/Ulster/Westchester
County
Farm & Home Center,
Route 44
Millbrook, NY 12545
(845) 677-3952
Pat Cassidey, CED &
FLM
Erie County
50 Commerce Way
East Aurora, NY 14052
(716) 652-1400
Karen Shevlin, CED &
FLM
Franklin County
Finney Boulevard, RR #2,
Box 202C
Malone, NY 12953
(518) 483-2850
Robert McCarthy, CED
John Morgan, FLM
Fulton/Hamilton County*
113 Hales Mill Road
Johnstown, NY 12095
(518) 76200077
Steve Anderson, CED &
FLM
Genesee County
29 Liberty Street, Suite
4
Batavia, NY 14020
(716) 343-9167
John Purcell, CED
Jim Flint, FLM
Herkimer County
5655 State Route 5
