Orange County NC Website
59 <br /> Economics of Agriculture <br /> Challenges <br /> Average net income of <br /> Orange County farmer in 2022: <br /> -$2, 2131 <br /> s _ <br /> —40% of farms had <br /> <$2,500 in sales' <br /> Farming main source <br /> of income for only <br /> 30% of farmers' 3 <br /> 'USDA,2023.US Department of Agriculture,National Agricultural Statistics Service.2023 North Carolina agricultural statistics.Available at: <br /> https//www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics by State/North_Carolina/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/AgStat/NCAgStatBook pdf <br /> 2Orange County Land Cover Study,2023 <br /> 3Orange County Farmer/Landowner Survey,2023 <br />