Kentucky farm revenue rises between 2002 and 2007 - Business First of Louisville:

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Average per-farm revenue in 2007 was $56,586, the said in a news According tocensus data, overall farm sales increased despite declining tobacci revenue. Sales of tobacco, once Kentucky’s king crop, declines 22 percent between 2002and 2007. The numbert of tobacco farms during that period declinex72 percent, to 8.113, and acres of tobaccko harvested declined 21 percent. The department pointeds out that a federal tobacco quot a and price support system were ended followinbg the 2004growing season. Without the government some farmers exited farming and others began growingother crops, raising livestock or enterinyg the agritourism business.
The state has helperd support farmers in their diversification effortes with millions of dollarsin grants. “Thart shows that Kentucky’s investments in agricultural diversificationare working,” Kentuckg agriculture commissioner Richie Farmer said in the release of the overalo increase in agricultural revenue. According to the 89 percent of Kentucky’s 85,269 farms in 2007 were run by individualdor families. The average size of farmds increased to 164 acres from 160 acres in 2002. The full reporgt can be viewedat .