Crops - National Geographic Society
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Crops are plants, or products made from plants, that are grown and harvested for subsistence or for profit. Crops are typically divided into six categories: food crops, feed crops, fiber crops, oil crops, ornamental crops, and industrial crops.
Types of Crops - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · A crop is a plant or plant product that can be grown and harvested for profit or subsistence. By use, crops fall into six categories: food crops, feed crops, fiber crops, oil crops, ornamental crops, and industrial crops. Food crops, such as fruit and vegetables, are harvested for human consumption.
Farmers Market Nutrition Programs - Pennsylvania Department …
WEBThe WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provide WIC recipients and low income seniors with fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs from approved farmers' in Pennsylvania. Farmers Accepting the Checks. Only farmers authorized by the State …
Charts and Maps - USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service
WEBCotton, Upland. Oats. Peanuts. Rice. Sorghum. Soybeans. Wheat, Durum. Wheat, Spring. Wheat, Winter. * Beginning with the 2019 crop year, NASS no longer publishes county level estimates for dry edible beans, flaxseed, hay (alfalfa and other), potatoes, sugarbeets, sugarcane, sunflower (non-oil and oil varieties), and tobacco.
USDA/NASS 2023 State Agriculture Overview for Pennsylvania
WEBCommodity Planted All Purpose Acres Harvested Acres Yield Production Price per Unit Value of Production in Dollars; HAY & HAYLAGE: HAY & HAYLAGE: 1,330,000
Penn State Extension | The Pennsylvania State University
WEBAg101: Introduction to Agriculture. Sections 9. Length 11 hours. Learn the basics of farms and farming, including crops, livestock, and natural resources, common to Pennsylvania and other Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states. $99.00. Online Courses. Landscaping Safety: Pesticides. Sections 6. Length 4 hours.
USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service Homepage
WEBNASS publications cover a wide range of subjects, from traditional crops, such as corn and wheat, to specialties, such as mushrooms and flowers; from calves born to hogs slaughtered; from agricultural prices to land in farms.
Field Crops | National Agricultural Statistics Service
WEBJun 30, 2023 · Home. Field Crops Categories. Select from the categories below to learn more and review data from their releases. Acreage. Current Release: June 30, 2023. Corn Planted Acreage Up 6 Percent from 2022. Soybean Acreage Down 5 Percent. All Wheat Acreage Up 9 Percent. All Cotton Acreage Down 19 Percent.
Most Valuable Crops Grown in New York | Stacker
WEBJul 18, 2022 · Crops are ranked by total annual value of production as of July 16, 2022. Keep reading to see which crops grown in New York are the most valuable. #13. Barley. - Annual production: $1.4 million. - Top states: --- #1. Idaho ($229.0 million) --- #2. Montana ($122.3 million) --- #3. North Dakota ($115.1 million) --- #4. Wyoming ($32.5 million) --- #5.
A Farming Society | Encyclopedia.com
WEBA Farming Society. In 1783, the year that marked the end of the American Revolution (1775–83), most Americans earned their living by farming. Before the Revolution, the American colonies had been part of the vast British Empire, and American farmers sold their goods in markets worldwide, from the West Indies to Britain itself.
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