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County Profiles
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Production
agriculture is an important part of the Pennsylvania Economy.
For example, in 2001, the total value of farm production
in the state exceeded $4.5 billion, and the sector provided
more than 84,300 jobs. According the Pennsylvania Agricultural
Statistics Service, the state has more than 59,000 farms,
comprising 7.7 million acres.
On this this page we provide an overview of the current situation
and recent trends in a variety of important local agricultural
economic indicators for each county in Pennsylvania. |
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Select your county and examine
its current situation as well as recent trends. Then click
Submit.
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This analysis is provided by Martin Shields, former Associate Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics.
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