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SMALL FARMS ARE BIG BUSINESS FOR LI
By the numbers
592
Farms
31k
Acres of Farmland
89%
Family Owned
40%
Woman Farmers
By the Numbers
1st
In Aquaculture
1st
In Horticulture
(14th in the Nation)
69
Wineries
(Most in NYS)
20k
Acres Protected
(Farmland protected from development)
FARMING ON LONG ISLAND
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Suffolk and Nassau counties together have 592 farms and approximately 31,000 acres of farmland, most of it in Suffolk. With 69 wineries, Suffolk County has the largest number in the State.
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The region is ranked first in the State for aquaculture. Suffolk County ranks fourth in the State for overall agricultural sales. It is also first for sales of bedding and garden plants as well as for the amount of tomatoes harvested.
Thomas P. DiNapoli,
New York State Comptroller
Based on USDA 2017 Agricultural Census
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Benefits to the Region
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