Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
28,076 
17,245 
127 
1,152 
1,728 
3,901 
4,868 
5,469 
acres 
22,297,424 
19,190,710 
73,059 
783,499 
1,872,127 
4,366,009 
6,391,653 
5,704,363 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
31,803 
18,868 
99 
1,117 
1,826 
4,193 
5,537 
6,096 
acres 
994,306 
767,094 
1,737 
27,626 
60,698 
179,073 
246,405 
251,555 
Irrigated land 
farms 
17,136 
14,038 
125 
1,293 
1,696 
3,536 
4,275 
3,113 
acres 
8,296,573 
7,790,033 
29,331 
533,398 
1,031,203 
2,291,547 
2,544,729 
1,359,825 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
16,860 
13,927 
123 
1,289 
1,686 
3,521 
4,225 
3,083 
acres 
8,225,973 
7,731,349 
(D) 
(D) 
1,028,031 
2,271,770 
2,527,724 
1,345,694 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,000 
685 
2 
35 
45 
175 
246 
182 
acres 
70,600 
58,684 
(D) 
(D) 
3,172 
19,777 
17,005 
14,131 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
10,456 
5,689 
13 
212 
436 
1,282 
1,638 
2,108 
acres 
854,538 
458,821 
1,192 
6,676 
25,334 
93,842 
128,624 
203,153 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
23,380 
18,527 
170 
1,669 
2,138 
4,480 
5,409 
4,661 
acres 
15,486,999 
14,275,098 
57,740 
954,786 
1,840,981 
4,121,214 
4,586,604 
2,713,773 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
171 
124 
- 
10 
29 
26 
40 
19 
$1,000 
39,729 
38,891 
180 
3,375 
6,519 
26,065 
2,751 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
49,969 
29,819 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,174 
8,757 
$1,000 
107,896,486 
94,853,808 
457,457 
5,630,334 
11,678,984 
26,679,076 
29,954,881 
20,453,076 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,159,268 
3,180,986 
1,499,860 
2,179,766 
3,534,801 
3,984,330 
3,664,654 
2,335,626 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,380 
2,402 
2,803 
2,786 
2,737 
2,684 
2,337 
1,991 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,814 
1,263 
24 
121 
190 
259 
225 
444 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,084 
957 
19 
139 
106 
203 
187 
303 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,746 
1,936 
25 
195 
242 
357 
413 
704 
$200,000 to $499,999 
10,048 
4,059 
49 
383 
400 
725 
917 
1,585 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,446 
3,785 
61 
380 
358 
678 
881 
1,427 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,675 
5,020 
53 
513 
499 
1,035 
1,375 
1,545 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8,091 
7,064 
56 
547 
799 
1,741 
2,278 
1,643 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,903 
3,681 
13 
228 
428 
1,048 
1,253 
711 
$10,000,000 or more 
2,162 
2,054 
5 
77 
282 
650 
645 
395 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
49,967 
29,817 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,172 
8,757 
$1,000 
11,503,486 
9,974,068 
63,204 
770,522 
1,249,477 
2,737,653 
3,076,721 
2,076,491 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,415 
1,003 
15 
80 
106 
204 
194 
404 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,939 
850 
6 
60 
92 
125 
166 
401 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5,138 
1,783 
19 
134 
171 
329 
371 
759 
$20,000 to $49,999 
9,307 
3,929 
70 
346 
366 
711 
886 
1,550 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,256 
4,009 
52 
358 
358 
741 
1,020 
1,480 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,860 
4,928 
53 
449 
538 
1,065 
1,424 
1,399 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,105 
6,840 
52 
635 
873 
1,644 
2,077 
1,559 
$500,000 or more 
6,947 
6,475 
38 
521 
800 
1,877 
2,034 
1,205 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
41,628 
27,221 
275 
2,347 
2,993 
6,162 
7,630 
7,814 
number 
117,647 
90,617 
547 
5,997 
9,808 
22,777 
27,976 
23,512 
Tractors, all 
farms 
40,668 
26,494 
217 
2,014 
2,778 
6,048 
7,572 
7,865 
number 
129,522 
98,749 
483 
5,557 
9,491 
23,732 
30,870 
28,616 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,466 
8,765 
31 
407 
728 
1,850 
2,564 
3,185 
number 
23,015 
14,805 
57 
613 
1,185 
2,990 
4,316 
5,644 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
26,142 
17,152 
84 
902 
1,601 
3,934 
5,096 
5,535 
number 
44,601 
31,547 
136 
1,428 
2,683 
7,052 
9,729 
10,519 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
26,607 
20,841 
161 
1,634 
2,306 
5,040 
6,276 
5,424 
number 
61,906 
52,397 
290 
3,516 
5,623 
13,690 
16,825 
12,453 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
17,894 
15,244 
83 
1,070 
1,671 
3,875 
4,779 
3,766 
number 
19,931 
17,062 
85 
1,168 
1,831 
4,293 
5,434 
4,251 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,508 
1,897 
19 
159 
219 
494 
546 
460 
number 
2,697 
2,032 
21 
170 
234 
538 
584 
485 
Hay balers 
farms 
15,357 
11,091 
65 
720 
1,125 
2,718 
3,328 
3,135 
number 
18,213 
13,119 
71 
850 
1,311 
3,225 
3,978 
3,684 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
