Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Michigan 
Alcona 
Alger 
Allegan 
Alpena 
Antrim 
Arenac 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
365 
2 
- 
7 
3 
3 
4 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
134 
2 
1 
“ 
“ 
2 
" 
organic production 
....farms 
141 
2 
" 
3 
2 
3 
1 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
421 
4 
1 
6 
3 
3 
4 
$1,000 
53,503 
21 
(D) 
334 
202 
(D) 
933 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
118 
2 
1 
_ 
_ 
2 
_ 
$1,000 
235 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
303 
2 
6 
3 
1 
4 
$1,000 
53,268 
(D) 
- 
334 
202 
(D) 
933 
Item 
Baraga 
Barry 
Bay 
Benzie 
Berrien 
Branch 
Calhoun 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
- 
5 
2 
5 
10 
2 
5 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
“ 
“ 
“ 
3 
6 
“ 
4 
organic production 
....farms 
" 
3 
" 
3 
1 
“ 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
- 
5 
- 
5 
15 
2 
6 
$1,000 
507 
- 
62 
642 
(D) 
392 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
8 
- 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
5 
- 
4 
7 
2 
4 
$1,000 
- 
507 
- 
(D) 
634 
(D) 
(D) 
Item 
Cass 
Charlevoix 
Cheboygan 
Chippewa 
Clare 
Clinton 
Crawford 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
20 
- 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
2 
5 
“ 
3 
2 
” 
" 
organic production 
....farms 
3 
- 
" 
3 
" 
1 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2 
20 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,069 
- 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
20 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,069 
- 
item 
Delta 
Dickinson 
Eaton 
Emmet 
Genesee 
Gladwin 
Gogebic 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
2 
- 
6 
2 
6 
2 
- 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
“ 
” 
2 
1 
4 
1 
2 
organic production 
....farms 
- 
6 
1 
1 
2 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
2 
- 
8 
2 
7 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
463 
(D) 
178 
16 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
2 
- 
6 
1 
5 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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