Colby Ferguson - Ag Business Development Specialist
Setting the StageWhere We’re Headed
Consumption versus ProductionMontgomery & Frederick County
Mont. Co. Consumption 2007 CensusBlueberries 535,129 lbs 89.19 acres
89 acres totalStrawberries 924,676 gallons 577.92 acres
Lettuce 16,565,272 lbs 1,104.35 acres
456 acres totalTomatoes 30,663,941 lbs 2,057.98 acresPotatoes 38,069,094 lbs 1,903.45 acres
Sweet Corn 6,962,210 lbs 1,481.32 acresSquash 1,817,485 lbs 154.02 acresApples 25,557,705 lbs 760.65 acres
241 acresPeaches 4,097,836 lbs 426.86 acres
Milk 108,121,976 lbs 5,149 cows 703 cowsChicken 31,863,568 lbs 6,779,483 birds 200 birds
Beef 36,933,101 lbs 47,350 cattle 1,955 cattlePork 24,268,497 lbs 121,342 hogs 208 hogsLamb 432,079 lbs 6,647 lambs 359 lambs
Fred. Co. Consumption 2007 CensusBlueberries 129,184 lbs 21.53 acres
53 acres totalStrawberries 223,224 gallons 139.52 acres
Lettuce 3,995,404 lbs 266.60 acres
533 acres totalTomatoes 7,402,497 lbs 496.81 acresPotatoes 9,190,155 lbs 459.50 acres
Sweet Corn 1,680,728 lbs 357.60 acresSquash 438,754 lbs 37.18 acresApples 6,169,815 lbs 184 acres
314 acresPeaches 989,247 lbs 103 acres
Milk 26,101,429 lbs 1,244 cows 15,549 cowsChicken 7,692,096 lbs 1,636,616 birds 2,048 birds
Beef 8,915,918 lbs 11,431 cattle 20,496 cattlePork 5,858,591 lbs 29,293 hogs 12,493 hogsLamb 104,607 lbs 1,605 lambs 1,275 lambs
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The Eastern Shore Change
Where Are We Headed?• How can government help farmers when making business
decisions?• What can we do to improve the regional significance of our Ag
Industry?• If the poultry industry was to leave the Chesapeake Bay region,
what would happen to the grain industry here and where would our region get their poultry?
• Under the current Farm Bill, the average American consumer spends $0.19 of every $1.00 of gross income on food, what will it be under the next Farm Bill?
• Seeing the farmer’s continued stewardship of the land, how do we move the emphasis of the bay clean-up from the farmer to where the real problem lies?