Nevada Department of Agriculture

The Nevada Department of Agriculture was established in 1915 by Chapter 561, Nevada Revised Statutes.

The Mission of the Department is to benefit the welfare of all persons residing in the state by encouraging the advancement and protection of Nevada's agriculture and related Industries.
 

 Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006

 

Value of receipts
thousand $

Percent of state total
farm receipts

Percent of US value

1. Cattle and calves

191,807

43.0

0.4

2. Hay

98,757

22.1

2.0

3. Dairy products

69,000

15.5

0.3

4. Onions

33,696

7.5

3.9

5. Potatoes

12,799

2.9

0.4

 

All commodities

446,550

 

0.2

 

Farm income and value added data

 

2005

2006

 

Number of farms

3,000

3,000

 

 

Thousands $

       Final crop output

164,051

175,093

+     Final animal output

308,534

281,145

+     Services and forestry

105,037

109,704

=   Final agricultural sector output

577,622

565,941

 

-      Intermediate consumption outlays

286,837

308,145

+     Net government transactions

-1,476

-6,960

=   Gross value added

289,309

250,837

 

-      Capital consumption

59,093

65,685

 

=   Net value added

230,216

185,152

 

-    Factor payments

92,415

100,532

         Employee compensation (total hired labor)

68,967

73,277

         Net rent received by nonoperator landlords

3,566

4,679

         Real estate and nonreal estate interest

19,882

22,576

 

=   Net farm income

137,801

84,620

 

 


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