Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1 1 ,484 
2,458 
1,983 
2,177 
2,256 
1,127 
acres 
5,513,780 
2,900,569 
1,120,119 
758,307 
499,530 
153,227 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
29,502 
3,984 
4,095 
5,129 
6,106 
3,676 
acres 
17,616,379 
7,383,711 
3,867,463 
3,068,740 
2,114,738 
719,918 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,786 
355 
302 
325 
368 
225 
acres 
618,211 
273,748 
140,871 
100,494 
67,239 
25,118 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,771 
1,038 
801 
695 
601 
270 
acres 
1,710,715 
1,016,436 
353,674 
196,287 
107,015 
26,447 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
192 
44 
30 
17 
21 
13 
acres on which used 
45,784 
27,042 
9,558 
4,826 
2,561 
701 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
3,384 
426 
488 
731 
683 
423 
acres 
422,248 
100,551 
95,641 
106,713 
63,271 
31,406 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,120 
326 
373 
445 
587 
355 
acres 
641,247 
180,395 
137,009 
127,543 
98,866 
40,192 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,702 
140 
159 
178 
273 
175 
acres 
330,952 
61,495 
63,847 
41,365 
64,726 
19,472 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
18,175 
2,797 
2,846 
3,587 
3,841 
2,201 
acres 
9,360,482 
3,752,089 
2,179,451 
1,831,983 
1,093,233 
330,411 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
10,475 
2,198 
1,923 
1,905 
2,127 
1,077 
acres 
4,930,116 
2,562,301 
1,031,857 
645,355 
487,950 
131,458 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
10,567 
1,363 
1,390 
1,784 
2,291 
1,452 
acres 
3,396,233 
1,168,324 
679,876 
674,404 
516,350 
214,565 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,826 
586 
403 
454 
453 
259 
acres 
357,264 
171,252 
58,660 
58,011 
36,665 
13,482 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
868 
75 
109 
118 
123 
86 
Solar panels 
farms 
575 
55 
82 
99 
88 
71 
Wind turbines 
farms 
117 
17 
16 
8 
20 
10 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
211 
10 
15 
16 
24 
9 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
262 
31 
26 
52 
44 
25 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
24,898 
763 
634 
1,029 
2,114 
2,308 
Part owners 
farms 
18,836 
3,094 
3,239 
3,837 
3,794 
1,885 
Tenants 
farms 
6,235 
460 
527 
768 
1,208 
878 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
44,095 
3,873 
3,894 
4,898 
5,969 
4,262 
acres 
29,288,230 
8,647,338 
5,010,975 
4,312,264 
3,782,923 
1,993,959 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,734 
3,857 
3,873 
4,866 
5,908 
4,193 
acres 
25,457,753 
8,370,226 
4,721,041 
3,994,007 
3,365,358 
1,577,550 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
25,221 
3,562 
3,775 
4,616 
5,020 
2,780 
acres 
20,096,249 
7,034,195 
4,418,990 
3,837,211 
2,720,611 
1,013,142 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
25,071 
3,554 
3,766 
4,605 
5,002 
2,763 
acres 
19,874,030 
6,992,571 
4,389,562 
3,808,100 
2,678,618 
993,830 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
10,912 
594 
664 
822 
1,257 
1,138 
acres 
4,052,696 
318,736 
319,362 
347,368 
459,558 
435,721 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
75,855 
8,002 
6,872 
8,207 
10,329 
7,338 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
28,505 
1,883 
2,435 
3,470 
4,439 
3,130 
2 operators 
18,111 
1,635 
1,557 
1,822 
2,245 
1,662 
3 operators 
2,712 
570 
343 
299 
365 
239 
4 operators 
449 
155 
54 
32 
40 
33 
5 or more operators 
192 
74 
11 
11 
27 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
20,231 
1,485 
1,422 
1,723 
2,230 
1,799 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,495 
1,307 
1,312 
1,603 
2,082 
1,660 
2 operators 
750 
69 
52 
46 
63 
68 
3 operators 
61 
8 
2 
8 
2 
1 
4 operators 
9 
1 
- 
1 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
“ 
“ 
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“ 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
45,878 
4,249 
4,304 
5,517 
6,821 
4,791 
Female 
4,091 
68 
96 
117 
295 
280 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
29,819 
4,142 
4,184 
5,002 
5,287 
3,237 
Other 
20,150 
175 
216 
632 
1,829 
1,834 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
