The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports a 40 percent growth in Kentucky’s agricultural production since 2017.
That’s according to its Census of Agriculture, which is taken every five years. The Department released its 2022 findings last week.
The census reports the combined market value of every agricultural product sold that year totals up to a little more than $8 billion, up from $5.7 billion five years prior.
Net cash income also grew by 56 percent, or an average of $35 million for each farm.
That’s despite a decrease in the number of farms across the Commonwealth. Around 7,000 less farms across Kentucky were operating in 2022 compared to 2017, from 75,966 farms to 69,425.
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