The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released the results of its 2016 Certified Organic Survey. The results show that 14,217 certified organic farms in the U.S. sold a total of $7.6 billion in organic products last year, up 23 percent from $6.2 billion in 2015, according to a NASS news release. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released the results of its 2016 Certified Organic Survey.
The results show that 14,217 certified organic farms in the U.S. sold a total of $7.6 billion in organic products last year, up 23 percent from $6.2 billion in 2015, according to a NASS news release.
New York ranked number 7 among the 50 states in organic sales. The Empire State had 1,059 certified organic farms that sold a total of $216 million in organic products in 2016, down 2 percent from $221 million in 2015, according to NASS.
Neighboring Pennsylvania, which was the number 2 ranked state in organic sales, had 803 certified organic farms that sold a total of $660 million in organic products in 2016. That was nearly double the $332 million sold in 2015.
The 2016 Certified Organic Survey is a census of all operations identified as having certified organic production. Certified organic farms must meet the standards set out by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) and be certified compliant by an approved agent of NOP, the release stated. Survey results are available at www.nass.usda.gov/organics or the Quick Stats database at http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released the results of its 2016 Certified Organic Survey.
The results show that 14,217 certified organic farms in the U.S. sold a total of $7.6 billion in organic products last year, up 23 percent from $6.2 billion in 2015, according to a NASS news release.
New York ranked number 7 among the 50 states in organic sales. The Empire State had 1,059 certified organic farms that sold a total of $216 million in organic products in 2016, down 2 percent from $221 million in 2015, according to NASS.
Neighboring Pennsylvania, which was the number 2 ranked state in organic sales, had 803 certified organic farms that sold a total of $660 million in organic products in 2016. That was nearly double the $332 million sold in 2015.
The 2016 Certified Organic Survey is a census of all operations identified as having certified organic production. Certified organic farms must meet the standards set out by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) and be certified compliant by an approved agent of NOP, the release stated. Survey results are available at www.nass.usda.gov/organics or the Quick Stats database at http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released the results of its 2016 Certified Organic Survey. The results show that 14,217 certified organic farms in the U.S. sold a total of $7.6 billion in organic products last year, up 23 percent from $6.2 billion in 2015, according to a NASS news release. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released the results of its 2016 Certified Organic Survey.
The results show that 14,217 certified organic farms in the U.S. sold a total of $7.6 billion in organic products last year, up 23 percent from $6.2 billion in 2015, according to a NASS news release.
New York ranked number 7 among the 50 states in organic sales. The Empire State had 1,059 certified organic farms that sold a total of $216 million in organic products in 2016, down 2 percent from $221 million in 2015, according to NASS.
Neighboring Pennsylvania, which was the number 2 ranked state in organic sales, had 803 certified organic farms that sold a total of $660 million in organic products in 2016. That was nearly double the $332 million sold in 2015.
The 2016 Certified Organic Survey is a census of all operations identified as having certified organic production. Certified organic farms must meet the standards set out by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) and be certified compliant by an approved agent of NOP, the release stated. Survey results are available at www.nass.usda.gov/organics or the Quick Stats database at http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov.
