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NC Agriculture and Horticulture: Growing History & Thriving Industry

Explore the rich agricultural history of North Carolina, from traditional farming to modern horticulture practices. Discover the top commodities such as floriculture, pomology, and olericulture contributing to the state's economy. Learn about the increasing demand for fruits like blueberries and the decline of traditional crops like tobacco. Find out how horticulture enhances the economy through economic, aesthetic, and environmental benefits. Witness the growth and potential of the horticulture industry in ensuring food production, creating jobs, and enhancing our surroundings.

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NC Agriculture and Horticulture: Growing History & Thriving Industry

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  1. North Carolina Horticulture We’ve got a lot growing on.

  2. NC Ag History • In 1790, 93% of the population in the USA was rural, most of them farmers. • In 1990, 200 years later, barely 2% of our population are farmers.

  3. NC Ag History • Very few people farm now • Little understanding of food production • Food production is taken for granted • No experience with food scarcity

  4. NC Ag History • Supermarkets full and food is cheap. • Today we spend 10% of our income on food • 1950, spent 22% • 1935, spent 47% • In the past it took time and effort to obtain and produce food

  5. NC Ag History

  6. NC Agriculture Today

  7. Top Commodities: • Broilers • Hogs • Greenhouse/Nursery • Turkeys • Tobacco

  8. NC Floriculture

  9. Floriculture • NC ranks 6th, behind CA, FL, MI, TX, & NY • 2005-324 growers, 20.4 million square feet of covered area, 637 acres of outdoor production • $170.9 million in cash receipts

  10. Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens NC Floriculture • Bedding plants $93 million • Potted flowering plants $35 million • Herbaceous Perennial Plants $28.3 million • Foliage Hanging Baskets and Potted Foliage $28.3 million • Cut Flowers $3.2 million

  11. NC Pomology • Grapes • Explosive growth over last five years • Vineyards increasing 75%, acres 125% • Vineyards in 77% of counties • Increases due to health benefits, attractive alternative to tobacco

  12. NC Pomology • Peaches • Decline in acres, trees, and orchards (23%) • Piedmont remains the major peach growing region with 72% of the trees • Young trees available with a brighter future for peach industry

  13. NC Pomology • Blueberries • Solid growth over the last five years • Coastal plain region has 55% of states growers and 96% of acreage • Future is bright… demand is increasing for this healthy fruit.

  14. NC Pomology • Apples • Largest fruit crop in North Carolina • 34% decrease in acreage and 23% decrease in trees and orchards since 1996 • 1 million apple trees maintained • Mountain Region highest producer

  15. NC Olericulture • Sweet Potatoes • 555 million pounds were harvested in 2000, 47% increase from 1999 • Valued at $58.3 million

  16. NC Olericulture • Cucumbers • 16,500 tons of cucumbers were harvested • Value of the crop was $24.3 million, an increase in of $3.7million

  17. NC Olericulture • Sweet Corn • 81 million pounds • Valued at $12.2 million

  18. NC Agriculture Ranking-2009

  19. NC Agriculture • Agriculture is a fusion of the food, fiber, and forestry industries. • Agriculture provides $62.6 billion to the state’s economy (20.3%) • Agriculture employs 17% of the state’s workforce. • Agriculture utilizes 8.9 million of the 31 million acres in North Carolina.

  20. National Horticulture

  21. How does Horticulture Help the Economy? • The Importance of Horticulture is in 3 forms: • Economic: Money • Aesthetic: Appearance • Environmental: Health and Comfort

  22. Economics • Horticulture puts over $25 BILLION into the U.S. Economy a year • It provides jobs. • Produces food- fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc. • Increases the value of homes through landscaping

  23. Aesthetics: Appearance 1. Improves appearance of homes and buildings through landscaping 2. Improves appearance of land from fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops grown.

  24. Environment: Health and Comfort • Provides Clean Air • Prevents erosion • Provides shelter • Nutrition The outlook for the horticulture industry in the future is to GROW because of the increase in population and home construction!!

  25. Horticulture Conclusion • There are a plethora of job opportunities in horticulture and the agriculture industry. • Horticulture is what you eat, enjoy in the landscape and in the home, and what you play sports on. • If you didn’t have horticulture… what would life really be like? • So, remember at your dinner table to thank Horticulturists.

  26. NC Green Industry’s Video

  27. http://www.ncagr.gov/stats/codata/index.htm

  28. NC Ag Statistics What part of the state has the youngest average farmer? What Co.?2. What is the No. 1 Co. with Total Cash Receipts?Do you want to know any thing else about any County or the state?http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/Quick_Stats_1.0/index.asp

  29. NC Ag…

  30. Top 20 Ag. Commodities

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