Table 43. Selected Practices: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Received 
irrigation 
water from 
the U.S. 
Bureau of 
Reclamation 
(farms) 
Practiced 
alley 
cropping 
or 
silvopasture 
(farms) 
Harvested 
biomass 
for use 
in 
renewable 
energy 
(farms) 
Practiced 
rotational 
or 
management- 
intensive 
grazing 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
directly 
to 
retail 
outlets 
(farms) 
Produced 
and 
sold 
value-added 
commodities 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
through 
community 
supported 
agriculture 
(CSA) 
(farms) 
Raised 
or 
sold 
veal 
calves 
(farms) 
On-farm 
packing 
facility 
(farms) 
State Total 
Michigan 
- 
38 
266 
5,065 
1,637 
2,428 
410 
180 
813 
Counties 
Alcona 
_ 
_ 
2 
29 
1 
7 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Alger 
- 
- 
- 
23 
13 
14 
3 
- 
5 
Allegan 
- 
- 
4 
166 
52 
68 
10 
6 
34 
Alpena 
- 
- 
5 
82 
5 
24 
2 
2 
- 
Antrim 
- 
2 
1 
42 
31 
35 
8 
- 
12 
Arenac 
- 
- 
- 
18 
2 
9 
2 
1 
2 
Baraga 
- 
- 
1 
7 
6 
7 
- 
- 
1 
Barry 
- 
- 
6 
129 
23 
48 
1 
6 
5 
Bay 
- 
- 
- 
19 
24 
13 
2 
3 
16 
Benzie 
- 
- 
15 
19 
10 
6 
- 
5 
Berrien 
_ 
2 
2 
50 
97 
49 
15 
1 
68 
Branch 
- 
1 
8 
77 
11 
24 
5 
2 
8 
Calhoun 
- 
- 
4 
88 
18 
34 
12 
2 
8 
Cass 
- 
- 
4 
66 
27 
32 
7 
4 
19 
Charlevoix 
- 
- 
4 
42 
16 
13 
1 
- 
6 
Cheboygan 
- 
- 
- 
49 
9 
22 
4 
- 
4 
Chippewa 
- 
- 
2 
78 
19 
20 
4 
3 
6 
Clare 
- 
- 
4 
65 
11 
23 
4 
4 
- 
Clinton 
- 
- 
11 
117 
21 
49 
8 
6 
7 
Crawford 
- 
" 
- 
8 
2 
12 
1 
- 
- 
Delta 
_ 
_ 
3 
59 
12 
21 
_ 
3 
8 
Dickinson 
- 
- 
4 
33 
1 
10 
- 
- 
1 
Eaton 
- 
- 
2 
128 
22 
70 
12 
1 
5 
Emmet 
- 
1 
1 
45 
18 
27 
4 
5 
7 
Genesee 
- 
- 
12 
78 
24 
59 
11 
4 
10 
Gladwin 
- 
2 
2 
68 
4 
29 
- 
4 
3 
Gogebic 
- 
- 
- 
14 
7 
10 
- 
- 
5 
Grand Traverse 
- 
4 
6 
33 
42 
47 
8 
2 
24 
Gratiot 
- 
- 
2 
51 
6 
34 
4 
5 
4 
Hillsdale 
- 
- 
4 
131 
20 
51 
5 
5 
5 
Houghton 
- 
2 
2 
35 
14 
3 
2 
- 
11 
Huron 
- 
- 
5 
23 
11 
26 
3 
1 
10 
Ingham 
- 
5 
6 
124 
32 
55 
10 
1 
11 
Ionia 
- 
- 
2 
104 
27 
38 
1 
1 
7 
Iosco 
- 
1 
1 
45 
12 
28 
4 
- 
3 
Iron 
- 
- 
1 
17 
8 
2 
- 
2 
7 
Isabella 
- 
- 
1 
80 
17 
40 
1 
6 
7 
Jackson 
- 
2 
7 
113 
20 
41 
9 
3 
13 
Kalamazoo 
- 
2 
14 
83 
39 
35 
9 
2 
6 
Kalkaska 
- 
- 
2 
30 
10 
10 
1 
- 
3 
Kent 
_ 
_ 
5 
119 
55 
67 
13 
4 
30 
Keweenaw 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Lake 
- 
- 
4 
22 
8 
6 
5 
- 
1 
Lapeer 
- 
1 
- 
128 
34 
59 
10 
3 
31 
Leelanau 
- 
1 
4 
42 
63 
55 
10 
1 
26 
Lenawee 
- 
- 
3 
102 
18 
41 
4 
- 
10 
Livingston 
- 
- 
3 
99 
22 
34 
6 
2 
3 
Luce 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
Mackinac 
- 
- 
- 
20 
4 
9 
4 
4 
- 
Macomb 
- 
1 
- 
44 
35 
17 
5 
- 
12 
Manistee 
_ 
_ 
2 
23 
21 
23 
5 
_ 
7 
Marquette 
- 
2 
4 
41 
16 
20 
6 
1 
7 
Mason 
- 
1 
- 
34 
21 
27 
5 
3 
9 
Mecosta 
- 
1 
1 
100 
7 
36 
5 
6 
7 
Menominee 
- 
- 
6 
49 
7 
35 
1 
2 
- 
Midland 
- 
1 
4 
36 
6 
40 
6 
1 
3 
Missaukee 
- 
- 
3 
38 
15 
18 
2 
1 
1 
Monroe 
- 
- 
1 
51 
31 
35 
4 
2 
25 
Montcalm 
- 
- 
9 
115 
20 
51 
8 
2 
18 
Montmorency 
- 
- 
4 
19 
- 
7 
4 
3 
1 
Muskegon 
- 
- 
- 
48 
16 
31 
2 
5 
16 
Newaygo 
- 
- 
6 
103 
20 
43 
6 
2 
15 
Oakland 
- 
- 
2 
96 
15 
33 
8 
- 
7 
Oceana 
- 
2 
5 
50 
37 
23 
3 
1 
13 
Ogemaw 
- 
- 
2 
37 
9 
18 
1 
2 
2 
Ontonagon 
- 
2 
5 
26 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
Osceola 
- 
- 
3 
98 
18 
44 
5 
1 
6 
Oscoda 
- 
- 
- 
25 
10 
4 
3 
3 
2 
Otsego 
- 
- 
1 
27 
6 
7 
2 
1 
5 
Ottawa 
- 
- 
1 
128 
67 
63 
10 
1 
36 
Presque Isle 
- 
- 
1 
40 
11 
21 
- 
2 
11 
Roscommon 
- 
- 
1 
14 
1 
5 
- 
2 
1 
Saginaw 
- 
- 
4 
48 
18 
30 
4 
1 
11 
St. Clair 
- 
- 
3 
79 
18 
47 
7 
5 
3 
St. Joseph 
- 
2 
3 
120 
27 
31 
9 
4 
11 
Sanilac 
- 
- 
7 
94 
33 
62 
9 
10 
19 
Schoolcraft 
- 
- 
1 
14 
5 
4 
- 
- 
7 
Shiawassee 
- 
- 
9 
63 
11 
29 
7 
3 
4 
Tuscola 
- 
- 
6 
105 
18 
49 
7 
9 
13 
Van Buren 
- 
- 
4 
87 
61 
57 
11 
3 
53 
Washtenaw 
- 
- 
5 
154 
59 
62 
21 
3 
22 
-continued 
578 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
