Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhode Island 
Bristol 
Kent 
Newport 
Providence 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
28 
- 
- 
3 
13 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
2 
“ 
“ 
1 
1 
organic production 
....farms 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
26 
- 
- 
4 
11 
$1,000 
778 
- 
- 
91 
504 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
7 
_ 
_ 
1 
2 
$1,000 
13 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
19 
- 
- 
3 
9 
$1,000 
765 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Washington 
12 
1 
11 
183 
4 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
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 
Rhode Island 
- 
7 
17 
191 
174 
139 
50 
7 
60 
Counties 
Bristol 
_ 
_ 
_ 
3 
5 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
Kent 
- 
- 
- 
15 
22 
7 
2 
1 
1 
Newport 
- 
1 
2 
56 
35 
30 
4 
1 
12 
Providence 
- 
5 
3 
66 
48 
56 
33 
2 
27 
Washington 
- 
1 
12 
51 
64 
45 
10 
3 
20 
Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhode Island 
Bristol 
Kent 
Newport 
Providence 
Washington 
Total farms 
1,243 
42 
126 
214 
425 
436 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7 
1 
- 
4 
1 
1 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
139 
6 
11 
33 
42 
47 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
65 
- 
5 
10 
31 
19 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
256 
11 
29 
48 
85 
83 
Other crop farming (1119) 
196 
2 
25 
17 
88 
64 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
196 
2 
25 
17 
88 
64 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
154 
10 
21 
32 
49 
42 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
7 
- 
5 
- 
1 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
13 
- 
2 
3 
2 
6 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
20 
- 
2 
- 
16 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
88 
1 
3 
12 
34 
38 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
54 
1 
12 
8 
15 
18 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
244 
10 
11 
47 
61 
115 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Rhode Island 253 
