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Agriculture Overview Agriculture Overview Stephen Gran Manager – Agriculture Industry Development Hillsborough County Economic Development Department

Florida Florid a Ag Agricult riculture ure Overview Over view  Florida has 47,500 farms, utilizing 9.2 million acres.  2008 Cash Receipts - $7.98 billion  Florida ranks #16 nationally in value of farm products.  #1 in Citrus  #1 in Tropical Fish  #1 in Sugar Cane  #2 in Strawberries  #2 in Fresh Vegetables  #2 in Greenhouse/Nursery Products

Valu Value e of Prod of Produc ucts ts Sold Sold - Flo Florida rida $9,000,000 $8,000,000 $7,000,000 Dollars ($1,000's) $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 Year

Land Land In Fa In Farms rms - Florid Florida 14,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 Acres 10,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 Year

Florid Florida a Ag Agricult riculture ure Overview Over view  Florida’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Industries have an economic impact of $162.7 billion per year.  In addition, it has been estimated that 1.6 million Florida jobs are dependent on these industries.

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Hillsborough County Hillsborough County Agr Agriculture iculture Over Overview view  Hillsborough County has 2,843 farms, utilizing 243,388 acres.  2009 Cash Receipts - $777,780,500  Hillsborough County ranks 4 th in the State and 59 th nationally in value of farm products.

Hill Hillsbo sborou ough gh Cou ounty nty Agricu Ag ricultur ltural al Commo Commoditie dities s - 2009 2009 Commodity Annual Sales Acreage Aquaculture $28,518,750 1,061 Beef Cattle $11,742,164 93,402 Percentage of Total Value By Commodity Bees/Honey $558,254 42 Strawberries Blueberries $4,000,000 460 43.5% Vegetables 17.7% Citrus $21,583,789 12,321 Sod Miscellaneous Dairy $4,578,500 1,550 1.9% 6.8% Forestry $1,000,000 95,000 Poultry Aquaculture Goats $117,565 395 1.97% 3.7% Hay $2,152,818 5,822 Beef Cattle Ornamental Plants 1.9% Ornamental Plants $144,554,342 4,088 Bees/Honey 18.6% Hay 0.1% 0.3% Poultry $15,345,000 18 Forestry Blueberries Dairy 0.1% Goats Citrus 0.5% Sod $14,901,918 4,078 0.6% 0.02% 2.8% Strawberries $338,045,400 9,485 Vegetables $138,000,000 11,903 Miscellaneous $52,682,000 3,763 Total $777,780,500 243,388

Selected Stat Selected State and US Rankings e and US Rankings Florida Ranking U.S. Ranking 2 nd 28 th Number of Farms 4 th 59 th Value of all Products Sold 4 th 25 th Value of Crops Sold (including Nursery and Greenhouse) 4 th 19 th Value of Vegetables, Sweet corn, and Melons Sold 6 th 73 rd Vegetables Harvested (Acres) 3 rd 13 th Tomatoes (Acres) 1 st 3 rd Strawberries (Acres) 5 th 19 th Value of Nursery and Greenhouse Products Sold 1 st 19 th Value of Aquaculture Sold 11 th 14 th Oranges (Acres) 4 th Egg Production (Number of Layers) n/a 2 nd 42 nd Number of Horses and Ponies 1 st 8 th Cantaloupes (Acres) 3 rd 17 th Cucumbers (Acres) 2 nd 7 th Eggplant (Acres) 2 nd 12 th Green Southern Peas (Blackeye, crowder, etc.) (Acres) 3 rd 12 th Green Peppers (Acres) 2 nd 14 th Other Peppers (Acres) 2 nd 14 th Squash (Acres)

Agricu Agriculture lture an and Agribu d Agribusiness siness Econ Economic omic Impa Impact ct Total Economic Impact Community Tax Revenues & of Agriculture and Agribusiness Expenses by Land Use Output Employment Payroll Revenues Costs for Agricultural $1.2 billion 15,424 $220 million Generated Services Production Agricultural Residential: $1.00 : $1.29 $232 million 4,698 $73 million Services Commercial: $1.00 : $0.36 Equine Industry $339 million NA NA Agricultural Industrial: $1.00 : $0.21 $1.42 billion 11,104 $405 million Processing Agricultural Agricultural $1.00 : $0.25 $965 million 10,959 $297 million Related: Wholesale Potential Loss if Hillsborough County Vacant: $1.00 : $0.05 Agriculture Was to Disappear: Other: $1.00 : $0.05 Output Employment Payroll Agr. Production & $1.4 20,122 $293 million Agr. Services billion

Trends ends in H in Hills illsbor borough ough County County Ag Agricultur riculture Agriculture Production Acreage 300,000 250,000 200,000 Acres 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Year

Trends ends in H in Hills illsbor borough ough County County Ag Agricultur riculture Value of Products Sold $900,000 $800,000 $700,000 Dollars ($1,000's) $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Year

Tre Trends nds in Ag in Agricult riculture ure A nnual Sales - Top 5 Agriculture Commodities 1995 - 2009 $350,000,000 $325,000,000 $300,000,000 $275,000,000 $250,000,000 Aquaculture $225,000,000 Citrus $200,000,000 $175,000,000 Ornamental Plants $150,000,000 Strawberries $125,000,000 Vegetables $100,000,000 $75,000,000 $50,000,000 $25,000,000 $0 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Year

Tre Trends nds in Ag in Agricult riculture ure Acreage - Top 5 (Sales) Agriculture Commodities 1995 - 2009 40,000 36,000 32,000 A quaculture 28,000 C itrus 24,000 Acres Ornamental 20,000 P lants Strawberries 16,000 Vegetables 12,000 8,000 4,000 0 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Year

Trend Trends s in Agr in Agricultur iculture Hillsborough County - Acres of Agriculture 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 Acres 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 1999 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 Year High Value Per Acre Crops Low Value Per Acre Crops Citrus

Trend Trends s in Agr in Agricultur iculture Acres of Agriculture - Inside Urban Service Area 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 Acres 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1999 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 Year High Value Per Acre Crops Low Value Per Acre Crops Citrus

Trend Trends s in Agr in Agricultur iculture Acres of Agriculture - Outside Urban Service Area 120,000 100,000 80,000 Acres 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 1999 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 Year High Value Per Acre Crops Low Value Per Acre Crops Citrus

Issues Facing Issues Facing Ag Agricult riculture ure in Flor in Florida ida  Water Availability  Profitability  Urbanization  Labor  Competition For  Pests Land  Regulatory Costs  Fuel / Energy Prices  Foreign Competition  Input Costs

Format Formation ion of of the the Agr Agricultur iculture e Ind Indust ustry ry Dev Development elopment Program Program As a result of recommendations from the Agriculture Task Force, the BOCC created a County program to encourage agriculture. The Hillsborough County Agriculture Industry Development Program is a component of the Hillsborough County Economic Development Department. The program works under the guidance of the Agriculture Economic Development Council.

Agr Agriculture iculture Economic Economic Development Development Council Council Struct Structure ure  Advisory board appointed by and serving the Board of County Commissioners.  Comprised of agriculture commodity representatives, agribusiness, local chambers of commerce, government, industry, and business leaders.

Ar Areas eas of Fo of Focus cus  Land Use Planning  Simplification of the Regulatory Process  Economic Sustainability of Local Production  Coordination of New and Expanding Agribusiness Development

What What We We Do Do  Liaison Between Agriculture and the County  Advisory Committee to the BOCC  Designated County Staff for Agriculture  Provide Agricultural and Economic Data  Promote Agriculture

Re Recomme commended nded Str Strate ategies gies to to Susta Sustain in Ag Agricult riculture ure  Continued support for increased marketing options, alternative crops, value-added processing, and capital financing opportunities  Identify and address duplication of regulations  Support Agriculture Education

Agr Agricu iculture lture Tren Trends ds - Con Conclu clusion sions  Value of Agriculture production is increasing while acreage is declining.  High value per acre crops are better able to compete with alternative land uses.  Lower value per acre crops are the most susceptible to conversion to non-agricultural uses.  Incentives for agricultural land uses that capitalize on the environmental benefits that agricultural land provides may assist in maintaining the economic viability of agriculture

Contact Contact Inf nformat ormation: ion: Step Stephen Gra Gran Manager r – Agri riculture ture Industr try Developme ment Hil Hillsborou rough County ty Ec Economi mic Developme ment t Departme rtment 601 E. E. Ke Kennedy Blvd. 13 th th Floor Ta Tamp mpa, Flori rida 33601 Ph Phone: (813) 272-5506 5506 ema mail: gran rans@Hil Hillsborou roughCounty ty.org