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c ( ( c 201.-1 UTAH AGRICULTURE STATISTICS ( i( ~ AND i( -.. UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (- ( ' ANNUAL REPORT (' ( -} ( - c c c ( c ( ( ( ( (_ ( c c c. ( c (_ l_ L l_ c l L L L (_ (_ STATE OF UTAH GARY R. HERBERT OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR GREG BELL GOVERNOR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 64114-2220 Dear Friends of Agriculture, It is my pleasure to present this report on the status of agriculture in Utah. ( Among the bright spots this year was Commissioner Leonard Blackham's leadership as President of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). From that position, Commissioner Blackham worked to reduce the unnecessary regulatory impediments ( that threaten our farmers' and ranchers' ability to remain in business and produce our food, fabric and forests. Working with NASDA, he also helped advance recommendations to Congress to establish a fair, legal and sensible guest worker program for farm labor. ( \ ( I am pleased that we formed the Utah Agriculture Sustainability Task Force. That " committee is lead by Lieutenant Governor, Greg Bell, with the assistance of Commissioner / \ Blackham, and is working to protect our important farmland while balancing the needs of our / ' growing population. f \. ( Another area of progress is the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food's work to ' improve the overall health of Utah's millions of acres of public and private rangeland. The one-of-a-kind Three Creeks Project in Rich County, when implemented, will improve the landscape health of the region and thus benefit our wildlife, livestock and the environment. The importance of these projects cannot be overstated, since the benefactors of these efforts are all of us; the 2. 76 million food-consuming Utahns who rely on our farmers for healthy, safe and affordable food. As we move forward,. I encourage our citizens and community leaders to recognize agriculture's important role in our lives and take the steps necessary to preserve this vital industry. Sincerely, ~ fL. tJu.t....+- Gary R. Herbert Governor Introduction The U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Agri cultural Statistics Service - Utah Field Office an d the Utah Department of Agri culture and Fo od are proud to provide the 39th e dition of this publication. Copies of t he publication are al so available on both organizations’ Internet sites. Information in this publication is provided to help inform farmers, ranchers, and the public about activities within the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, and provide a detailed look at Utah's agricultural production. Also in cluded are budgets for helpi ng farmers and ranchers evaluate the potential profitability of various agricultural commodities. Estimates p resented are curre nt for 2 010 produ ction, and Ja nuary 1, 2010 inventorie s. Data users that need 20 10 production information or additional historic data should contact USDA/NASS – Utah Fiel d Office at 801-524-5003 or Toll Free at 1-800-747-8522. State and U. S. statistics are availa ble on the USDA/NASS Web page at http:// www.nass.usda.gov/. You can find a variety of e stimates by selecting any of the vari ous options on the web p age. Use the new and i mproved “Quick Stats” utility to search fo r current or historic data by clicking the Data and Statistics tab. The data found can be downloaded or click on the word “spreadsheet” to create an instant spreadsheet of the retrieved data. Cooperation from farm ers, ran chers, a nd ag ribusinesses re sponding to vari ous survey q uestionnaires i s e ssential f or quality estimates. We thank them for their help and willingness to provide in dividual operation data. We pledge to keep their individual operation data confidential. Our National Asso ciation of State Dep artments of Agriculture (NASDA) enumerators collect mo st of the data o n our surveys. I enjoy talking to farmers and ranchers and hearing about their experiences with our enumerators. Prior year estimates are subject to revision and may have be en revised in this publication. Data users should use this publication for previous years’ data and not go back to earlier publications for those data. The following agricultural Web page sources may interest you. Organization Web Page Address U. S. Department of Agriculture (Includes links to all USDA Agencies) http://www.usda.gov/ USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service (Plus Census of Agriculture) http://www.nass.usda.gov USDA - Utah Agricultural Statistics http://www.nass.usda.gov/ut/ USDA - Utah Farm Service Agency, FSA http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ut/ USDA - Market News http://www.ams.usda.gov/ USDA - Utah Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS http://www.ut.nrcs.usda.gov USDA - Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute http:// www.fapri.missouri.edu/ Fedstats (Statistics from Federal Agencies) http:// www.fedstats.gov/ The Federal Register http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/ CME Group http: //www.cme.com/ Utah Department of Agriculture and Food http://ag.utah.gov/ Utah Department of Agriculture and Food - Market Reports http://ag.utah.gov./markets.html National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) http://www.nasda.org Salt Lake City National Weather Service http://nimbo. wrh.noaa.gov/saltlake/ Western Regional Climate Center http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/ Utah Climate Center http://climate.usurf.usu.edu/ USU Extension Service http://extension.usu.edu/ Utah Agriculture in the Classroom http://ex tension.usu.edu/aitc/ National Farmers Union http://www.nfu.org/ Utah Farm Bureau http://utfb.fb.org/ National Cattlemen’s Beef Association http:// www.beef.org/ American Sheep Industry Association, Inc http://www.sheepusa.org National Dairy Council http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org The Home Page of Agriculture http://www.agweb.com Farm Credit Horizons http://www.fchorizons.com Information presented in this publication may be reproduced without written approval with the proper credit. John Hilton, Director Utah Agricultural Statistics UTAH AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AND UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Prepared by Utah Agricultural Statistics 176 North 2200 W, Suite 260 Salt Lake City, Utah 84125-0007 801-524-5003 Fax: 801-524-3090 Web Page: http://www.nass.usda.gov/statistics-by-state/utah/ E-mail: [email protected] John Hilton, Director Kerry McBride, Deputy Director Arlene Reeder Editor Statisticians Joel Gentillon Support Staff Kent Hall Maeta Navajo Rebecca Baillie Bonnie Spencer Cassandra Paden Issued cooperatively by Utah Department of Agriculture and Food 350 North Redwood Road P.O. Box 146500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6500 801-538-7100 Fax: 801-538-7126 Web Page: http://ag.utah.gov E-mail: [email protected] Leonard Blackham, Commissioner Larry Lewis, Public Information Officer Photos – compliments of Digital Art Impressions and Diane Garcia Photography United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Web Page: http://www.nass.usda.gov Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Cynthia Clark, Administrator Janice A. Goodwin, Director, Western Field Operations Table of Contents Crop Progress Barley ......................................................................... 48 Oats ........................................................................... 48 Alfalfa .........................................................................48 Wheat ........................................................................ 49 Corn ........................................................................... 49 Fruits ............................................................................ 50 Acreage, Yield, Production, Use & Value Apples..................................................................... 50 Tart Cherries .......................................................... 50 Sweet Cherries ....................................................... 50 Apricots................................................................... 51 Peaches ................................................................. 51 Cattle and Calves .................................................... 52 Number of Farms, Inventory & Value ........................ 52 Inventory by Classes & Weight .................................. 52 Inventory & Operations by size Group All Cattle and Calves .............................................. 52 Beef Cows .............................................................. 52 Calf Crop .................................................................... 53 Utah Agricultural Statistics 2011 .........35 Balance Sheet ........................................................... 53 Production, Marketing’s & Income ............................. 53 Utah's & Top Five States Agricultural Ranking General and Field Crops ........................................ 36 Dairy Fruits & Vegetables, and Livestock, Mink, & Poultry ..37 Number of Farms, Milk Production ............................ 54 Milk Cow Operations, Inventory & Production, Utah’s Record Highs and Lows By Size Group ........................................................... 54 Crops .....................................................................38 Dairy Milk Cows & Milk Prod, Disposition ................. 55 Livestock, Poultry, Honey, & Mink ........................ 39 Milk & Cream, Marketing’s, Income, & Value, Dairy.. 56 Number of Farms & Land in Farms ..................40 Sheep and Wool Number of Farms, Inventory & Value ........................ 57 Farm Income