Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
2 
2 
7 
15 
2 
- 
3 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
” 
- 
1 
4 
" 
4 
" 
organic production 
....farms 
- 
3 
7 
2 
1 
1 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
2 
2 
6 
16 
2 
1 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
513 
836 
(D) 
(D) 
571 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
7 
- 
(D) 
- 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
2 
2 
5 
12 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
829 
(D) 
- 
571 
Item 
Polk 
Pope 
Ramsey 
Red Lake 
Redwood 
Renville 
Rice 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
15 
2 
1 
- 
4 
- 
12 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
organic production 
....farms 
3 
1 
1 
2 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
15 
2 
1 
- 
3 
- 
8 
$1,000 
6,571 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
345 
- 
817 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
14 
2 
1 
- 
3 
- 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
345 
- 
817 
item 
Rock 
Roseau 
St. Louis 
Scott 
Sherburne 
Sibley 
Stearns 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
- 
3 
2 
10 
- 
10 
57 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
“ 
“ 
2 
3 
4 
“ 
5 
organic production 
....farms 
" 
“ 
3 
“ 
3 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
- 
3 
4 
11 
4 
10 
56 
$1,000 
- 
97 
18 
1,663 
12 
1,627 
8,117 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
- 
5 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
- 
8 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
3 
2 
8 
2 
10 
51 
$1,000 
- 
97 
(D) 
1,658 
(D) 
1,627 
8,109 
item 
Steele 
Stevens 
Swift 
Todd 
Traverse 
Wabasha 
Wadena 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
6 
2 
3 
11 
3 
8 
12 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
" 
" 
“ 
5 
” 
2 
“ 
organic production 
....farms 
1 
3 
- 
4 
4 
6 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
3 
2 
3 
14 
3 
4 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
226 
934 
651 
1,359 
360 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
3 
2 
3 
11 
3 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
226 
928 
651 
1,359 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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