Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
146 
- 
- 
14 
- 
1 
- 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
32 
” 
2 
" 
1 
1 
" 
organic production 
....farms 
33 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
148 
- 
2 
11 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
16,475 
(D) 
3,253 
- 
(D) 
- 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
35 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
74 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
113 
- 
11 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
16,401 
- 
- 
3,253 
- 
(D) 
- 
Item 
Cascade 
Chouteau 
Custer 
Daniels 
Dawson 
Deer Lodge 
Fallon 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
6 
7 
- 
5 
3 
- 
- 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
“ 
” 
2 
“ 
” 
“ 
“ 
organic production 
....farms 
" 
2 
2 
- 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
6 
7 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 
910 
1,133 
615 
69 
- 
- 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
6 
7 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 
910 
1,133 
- 
615 
69 
- 
- 
item 
Fergus 
Flathead 
Gallatin 
Garfield 
Glacier 
Golden Valley 
Granite 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
5 
8 
7 
- 
3 
2 
1 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
" 
3 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
organic production 
....farms 
1 
2 
- 
1 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
5 
8 
4 
- 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
199 
128 
293 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
5 
4 
4 
- 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
199 
119 
293 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
item 
Hill 
Jefferson 
Judith Basin 
Lake 
Lewis and Clark 
Liberty 
Lincoln 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
2 
1 
5 
13 
1 
3 
2 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
“ 
1 
“ 
4 
” 
“ 
1 
organic production 
....farms 
2 
1 
- 
4 
- 
2 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
2 
2 
5 
17 
1 
3 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
203 
235 
(D) 
236 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
- 
2 
3 
7 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
17 
- 
- 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
2 
- 
2 
10 
1 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
218 
(D) 
236 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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