Oregon Agriculture by the Numbers - 2017 Census of Agriculture Data

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Oregon State University's Extension Service's Small Farms Program, Department of Applied Economics, and the Rural Community Explorer are collaborating with Oregon's Community Food System Network to analyze and discuss the results of the most recent 2017 Census of Agriculture.

Check back for additional articles and updates.

Highlights Part 1: Total farms, total sales, and the distribution of farms by size and scale (see articles below)

Special Analysis: Oregon Agricultural Business Succession Planning

Highlights Part 2: Oregon's Farm Producers

Highlights Part 3: Direct marketing and value added agricultural production (coming soon)

Census shows change in Oregon's farms by size and scale

From 2012 to 2017, Oregon’s agricultural sector grew by adding more farms and recording higher total sales, bucking national trends that saw declines in both areas. Farms grew by 2,177 and production increased 2.5%.

Mallory Rahe | Apr 2019 | Article

Oregon's Number of Farms and Total Agriculture Production Increases 2012 to 2017, Declines Nationally

Oregon’s total number of farm operations increased a net 2,177 between the 2012 and 2017 Census of Agriculture, this growth of 6.1 percent occurred while nationally the number of farms decreased by a net of 67,083 of 3.2 percent.

Mallory Rahe | Apr 2019 | Article

Agriculture is a Concentrated Industry in Oregon and the US

2.5% of all farms in Oregon produced 69.7% of all agricultural products sold, compared to 3.9% of all farms producing 69.3% of all sales nationally. Total sales by farms selling $1 million or more increased 5% in Oregon, and increased 1.9% nationally from 2012 to 2017.

Mallory Rahe | Apr 2019 | Article

Number of Small Farms Increases Faster in Oregon than US

A higher percentage of all farms in Oregon are small farms with less than 10 acres (33.3% of all Oregon farms and 13.4% of all US farms). These small farms are the fastest growing farm size in the state and increased 7.6% from 2012 (increased 2.8% nationally).

Mallory Rahe | Apr 2019 | Article

2017 Census of Agriculture Highlights: Oregon's Farm Producers

Demographic data from the 2017 Census of Agriculture are presented on Oregon's 67,595 producers. Changes to the census lead to more women being represented as farm decision makers, shown as an increase of 31.2% women producers ...

Shannon Caplan, Benjamin Antolin | May 2019 | Article

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Lauren Gwin

Community Food Systems Specialist

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OSU Open Campus, Rural Community Explorer Program/Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, Assistant Professor of Practice, SNAP-Ed state team

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