Kentucky farm revenue rises between 2002 and 2007 - Business First of Louisville:

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Average per-farm revenue in 2007 was the said in anews release. Accordingy to census data, overall farm sales increased despit e decliningtobacco revenue. Sales of tobacco, once Kentucky’s king declined 22 percent between 2002and 2007. The numberf of tobacco farms during that period declinedf72 percent, to 8.113, and acres of tobacco harvesteds declined 21 percent. The department pointeds out that a federal tobacco quota and pricer support system were ended following the 2004 growing Without thegovernment subsidies, some farmers exitedf farming and others began growing othet crops, raising livestock or enterinbg the agritourism business.
The state has helped supporty farmers in their diversification efforts with millionsx of dollarsin grants. “That shows that Kentucky’w investments in agricultural diversificationare working,” Kentuckuy agriculture commissioner Richie Farmer said in the release of the overall increasd in agricultural revenue. According to the census, 89 percenrt of Kentucky’s 85,260 farms in 2007 were run by individualseor families. The average size of farms increased to 164 acresx from 160 acresin 2002. The full reporg can be viewed at .