The 2022 Census of Agriculture was recently released, providing some interesting insights into the state of and trends in North Carolina agriculture. The big picture is that North Carolina agriculture has grown in value since the previous census of 2017, mostly from expansion of livestock sales, while its footprint in terms of acres is little changed.
In this edition of the NC State Economist, Hugh C. Kiger Distinguished Professor Jeffrey Dorfman and Assistant Professor Alejandro Gutierrez-Li lay out some of the trends and changes that led North Carolina agriculture to its 2022 level. They particularly focus on trends in demographic characteristics of NC farmers and use of labor on NC farms.
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