The number of farms in New York state fell in 2024 compared to a year earlier, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported on Feb. 14. NASS estimated that the number of farms in the state totaled 30,500 last year, down less than 1 percent from 30,700 farms in 2023. Total land on farms […]
The number of farms in New York state fell in 2024 compared to a year earlier, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported on Feb. 14.
NASS estimated that the number of farms in the state totaled 30,500 last year, down less than 1 percent from 30,700 farms in 2023. Total land on farms in the state totaled 6.5 million acres in 2024, unchanged from the year prior. The average farm size in the Empire State inched up to 213 acres last year from 212 acres in 2023, according to NASS.
The number of farms in the United States in 2024 was estimated at 1.88 million, down slightly from 1.895 million the previous year, the USDA said. Total land on farms, at nearly 876.5 million acres last year, slipped from more than 878.5 million in 2023. The average farm size in the U.S. edged up to 466 acres in 2024, from 464 acres a year earlier, according to the USDA
