According to the newly released 2022 Census of Agriculture, Indiana has 248 farms growing strawberries, a 25% increase from 2017’s 199 such farms. This rise is particularly notable because the number of strawberry farms decreased from 250 to 199 between 2012 and 2017. Despite the increase in the number of farms over the past five…Read more about Indiana Strawberry Production Census[Read More]
Ag Census
The USDA 2022 Ag Census was released on February 13, 2024. What does it say about vegetable production in Indiana? The number of farms growing vegetables for sale is 1,456, just 1.9% more than reported in the 2017 census. The acreage of vegetables harvested for sale is 38,483, a decrease of 4.1% from the 2017…Read more about What Does the 2022 Ag Census Show About Indiana Vegetable Production?[Read More]