Wade HutchesonContact:
Wade Hutcheson, Extension Agent
P.O. Box 827
102 East Napier Street
LaFayette, GA 30728
(706) 638-2548
(706) 639-4976 – fax

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Walker County Agriculture Facts (2022)

-Farm Gate Value: $90.2 million per year
-Major Crops/Commodities: Poultry ($63.2 million); Livestock ($13.5 million); Row & Forage Crops ($9.2 million)
-Number of farms: 624 (7th in the state)
-Acres of farmland: 90,761 acres
-Acres of harvested cropland: 20,377 acres
-Average farm size: 145 acres (35% are 10 to 49 acres, while 31% are 50 to 179 acres)
-Average farmer age: 59 years old
-Agriculture products produced in Walker County include beef, poultry, dairy, corn, soybeans, turfgrass, horses, Christmas trees, blueberries, apples, wine grapes, vegetables, goats, sheep, honeybees, rye, peaches and agritourism

 

FARMS BY SIZE Number Percentage
1 to 9 acres 63 10%
10 to 49 acres 217 35%
50 to 179 acres 195 31%
180 to 499 acres 121 19%
500 to 999 acres 18 3%
1,000 + acres 10 2%
FARMS BY VALUE OF SALES Number Percentage
Less than $2,500 246 39%
$2,500 to $4,999 78 13%
$5,000 to $9,999 42 7%
$10,000 to $24,999 105 17%
$25,000 to $49,999 58 9%
$50,000 to $99,999 27 4%
$100,000 or more 68 11%

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