Agriculture in the Sunshine State (2024)

FAQs

What is the agriculture in the Sunshine State? ›

Florida's climate makes it ideal for growing a variety of crops. Among Florida's top agricultural products are oranges, greenhouse and nursery products, cane for sugar, and cattle and calves.

What is one barrier to agricultural development that prevents counties in North Florida from producing oranges as a crop? Climate.

How much does agriculture contribute to the economy? Short story: Billions. Upon billions. When you total the cash receipts for all ag commodities, California is the leader, raking first with a total of more than $58 billion, according to USDA data.

Many Florida growers supply the U.S. and the world with fresh produce, and the state's top crops include Valencia oranges, fresh market tomatoes, watermelon, sweet corn, floriculture and sugarcane.

Uttar Pradesh is the largest agricultural state in India. Agriculture has always played a very significant role in the economic development of Uttar Pradesh. It is India's largest producer of several food grains such as wheat, rice, sugarcane, and potatoes.

Huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease, has ravaged the citrus industry in Florida over the past two decades. Since the disease was first detected in 2005, it has reduced citrus production by over 75% and cost the industry billions of dollars in lost revenue.

GREENING DISEASE (2005)

Citrus greening disease, also known as HLB, leads to premature fruit drop, unripe fruit and eventual tree death. With no known cure, citrus growers use a variety of management strategies to protect young trees, increase tree immune response, sustain grove health and improve fruit marketability.

Agriculture plays a major role in the history and economy of the American state of Florida. Florida's relatively warm climate gives it a competitive position for many markets in the United States. Florida produces the majority of citrus fruit grown in the United States.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the state with the most fertile soil in the United States is Iowa. The state has a long history of growing corn, soybeans, and other crops, and its soil is highly productive and of high quality.

Which US state has the least agriculture? ›

The smallest three states in number of acres are New Hampshire with 430,000 acres, Connecticut with 380,000 acres, and Rhode Island with only 60,000 acres. Some individual farms in the Heartland are bigger than the entire inventory of farm acres in the State of Rhode Island.

States such as Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas boast cheap land, an excellent growing climate, and a highly developed infrastructure for farmers and rural residents.

Cash Receipts 2021

The leading crop commodities were floriculture (14.4% of all cash receipts), sugarcane for sugar and seed (9.7%), oranges (9.1%), and tomatoes for fresh market (4.2%). The leading livestock commodities were cattle and calves (7% of all cash receipts) and dairy products (6.1%).

Sugarcane is the primary Florida field crop, and the state produces roughly half of the country's total. Forestry activities are supported by about half of the state (mostly in the north), and livestock raising is practiced on the state's large grasslands (mostly in the central and southern areas).

Florida produces the majority of citrus fruit grown in the United States. Bell peppers, tomatoes, sugarcane, peaches, strawberries, and watermelons are also important crops.

Oregon's top agricultural products include: milk, nursery stock, hops, cattle and calves, berries, pears, potatoes, eggs, onions, peppermint, wine grapes, cherries, hay and sweet corn.

1. Texas. Texas is home to 14.07% of total U.S. farmland, equal to 126 million acres.