Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
Mission Statement:
Protect and promote Utah agriculture and food
Core Values:
– Employees who maintain high professional and ethical standards and take personal responsibility for their actions.
– Leaders who coach, motivate, and support a work environment where employees can develop and achieve their potential.
– Teamwork that expects participation from every member.
– An organizational system with clear expectations, supporting employees in accomplishing their objectives and recognizing their unique qualities.
– Technology that is innovative, current, and practical.
– A healthy working relationship with other local, state and federal government agencies and agricultural industries.
– A safe, wholesome and sustainable food supply.
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
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Value of receipts
thousand $
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Percent of state total
farm receipts
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Percent of US value
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1. Cattle and calves
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412,536
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33.2
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0.8
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2. Dairy products
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217,980
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17.5
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0.9
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3. Hogs
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141,501
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11.4
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1.0
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4. Hay
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129,405
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10.4
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2.6
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5. Greenhouse/nursery
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66,100
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5.3
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0.4
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All commodities
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1,243,673
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0.5
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Farm income and value added data
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2005
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2006
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Number of farms
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15,200
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15,100
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Thousands $
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Final crop output
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317,638
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308,670
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+ Final animal output
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993,150
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965,864
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+ Services and forestry
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348,938
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367,958
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= Final agricultural sector output
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1,659,726
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1,642,492
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- Intermediate consumption outlays
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829,761
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912,916
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+ Net government transactions
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24,771
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5,520
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= Gross value added
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854,735
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735,096
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- Capital consumption
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202,562
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221,792
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= Net value added
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652,173
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513,304
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- Factor payments
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230,034
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249,740
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Employee compensation (total hired labor)
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147,023
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156,210
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Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
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20,808
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22,962
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Real estate and nonreal estate interest
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62,203
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70,568
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= Net farm income
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422,139
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263,564
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