Did you know?

Did you know?
Transylvania County, “Brevard NC area” Farm & Agricultural brings in over 54 Million is total receipts to our county.
                                   
In 2002 Transylvania County had 256 farms with the average size of 71 acres.
 
Transylvania County has 18,171 acres of Farmland of which 6,310 acres are harvested cropland.
 
In 2007, Transylvania County leads the state in Trout production with $3.1 million in sales from 14 farms.
 
67% agriculture products sold, was in nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod, as a percentage of the total market.
 
25% of total market sold was in livestock and poultry. In fact there is a trending for more poultry production in the future. These trends are using more organic growing methods.
 
With 83% of Transylvania County farms are family operatedwith the average age of the farm operator at 57.
 
We rate number 5in the State of NC in Sod production and number 7 in Nursery stock. Our bottom lands where most of the sod farms are offer some of the richest top soil in our entire county. These bottom lands are known as French Broad River Basin.

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Posted on 2/22/2010 9:45:03 AM