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Explore Vermont agriculture and learn what makes it unique.
Historically, Vermont agriculture has revolved around dairy production and today, dairy products still make up 62% of the states agricultural sales amounting to over $500 million annually. However, we have seen growth in crop production over the last 5 years as well, particularly for greenhouse crops as well as Fruits and Tree Nuts. Vermont is also the number one producer of Maple Syrup in the nation. Just over 20% of Vermont's land area is used as farmland, a total of 1.2 million acres combined.
According to the latest USDA Census of Agriculture, the value of agricultural products sold in Vermont amounted to $781 million, of which, 72% was from the sale of Livestock, Poultry, and their products and nearly 28% from crop sales.
The top 5 counties in terms of agricultural sales were Franklin County, Addison County, Orleans County, Orange County, and Chittenden County. When combined, these counties make up 70% of Vermont's agricultural sales.
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