Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
28,783 
21,682 
202 
1,914 
2,462 
5,082 
6,333 
5,689 
acres treated 
14,811,337 
13,562,250 
65,771 
968,526 
1,722,142 
3,872,035 
4,340,733 
2,593,043 
Manure used 
farms 
5,977 
4,692 
40 
336 
529 
1,240 
1,455 
1,092 
acres treated 
557,693 
505,633 
4,008 
51,669 
60,905 
138,681 
150,188 
100,182 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1 1 ,484 
9,138 
95 
1,049 
1,151 
2,256 
2,624 
1,963 
acres 
5,513,780 
5,090,561 
22,401 
438,791 
658,887 
1 ,480,447 
1,612,877 
877,158 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
29,502 
21,939 
205 
1,922 
2,444 
5,129 
6,416 
5,823 
acres 
17,616,379 
16,061,179 
68,002 
1,105,090 
2,031,247 
4,570,717 
5,098,360 
3,187,763 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,786 
1,349 
34 
196 
168 
286 
413 
252 
acres 
618,211 
551,761 
7,039 
64,764 
64,057 
143,072 
188,759 
84,070 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,771 
3,076 
52 
410 
445 
804 
893 
472 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
1,710,715 
1,584,852 
10,200 
159,225 
219,113 
501,727 
494,781 
199,806 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
192 
130 
2 
18 
14 
34 
34 
28 
acres on which used 
45,784 
40,093 
(D) 
3,601 
(D) 
14,190 
10,361 
10,085 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
3,384 
2,481 
25 
238 
290 
623 
678 
627 
acres 
422,248 
355,441 
4,506 
28,977 
45,777 
91,498 
107,859 
76,824 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,120 
2,009 
28 
224 
260 
461 
556 
480 
acres 
641,247 
542,566 
3,970 
60,104 
78,197 
143,271 
159,129 
97,895 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,702 
990 
- 
73 
93 
204 
302 
318 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
330,952 
255,905 
35,540 
22,163 
73,563 
75,281 
49,358 
used 
farms 
18,175 
14,122 
155 
1,349 
1,658 
3,392 
4,103 
3,465 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
9,360,482 
8,539,775 
38,999 
598,885 
1,157,487 
2,402,200 
2,706,327 
1,635,877 
used 
farms 
10,475 
8,657 
61 
696 
986 
2,186 
2,676 
2,052 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
4,930,116 
4,608,334 
12,711 
279,555 
539,883 
1,359,453 
1,541,727 
875,005 
practices were used 
farms 
10,567 
8,048 
89 
690 
932 
1,936 
2,210 
2,191 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,396,233 
3,047,079 
17,190 
201,775 
332,831 
852,679 
894,229 
748,375 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,826 
2,173 
13 
219 
286 
554 
661 
440 
acres 
357,264 
323,369 
2,246 
27,789 
42,844 
98,649 
103,661 
48,180 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
868 
564 
3 
45 
58 
119 
173 
166 
Solar panels 
farms 
575 
409 
- 
37 
43 
99 
121 
109 
Wind turbines 
farms 
117 
81 
3 
8 
8 
23 
19 
20 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
211 
103 
6 
9 
12 
35 
41 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
8 
1 
" 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
262 
188 
- 
10 
15 
35 
74 
54 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
24,898 
10,842 
33 
535 
882 
1,887 
2,611 
4,894 
Part owners 
farms 
18,836 
15,042 
91 
1,095 
1,736 
3,976 
4,788 
3,356 
Tenants 
farms 
6,235 
3,935 
181 
953 
686 
833 
775 
507 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
44,095 
26,122 
124 
1,638 
2,653 
5,896 
7,448 
8,363 
acres 
29,288,230 
23,788,468 
26,927 
597,856 
1,892,707 
4,831,070 
7,766,627 
8,673,281 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,734 
25,884 
124 
1,630 
2,618 
5,863 
7,399 
8,250 
acres 
25,457,753 
21,426,124 
17,432 
569,176 
1,778,564 
4,489,577 
7,160,830 
7,410,545 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
25,221 
19,063 
272 
2,048 
2,423 
4,822 
5,591 
3,907 
acres 
20,096,249 
18,221,646 
145,752 
1,468,071 
2,499,532 
5,495,796 
5,715,711 
2,896,784 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
25,071 
18,977 
272 
2,048 
2,422 
4,809 
5,563 
3,863 
acres 
19,874,030 
18,055,836 
145,752 
1,451,853 
2,488,285 
5,450,825 
5,659,004 
2,860,117 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
10,912 
5,844 
8 
163 
364 
937 
1,604 
2,768 
acres 
4,052,696 
2,528,154 
9,495 
44,898 
125,390 
386,464 
662,504 
1 ,299,403 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
75,855 
44,948 
400 
3,679 
4,926 
10,042 
12,579 
13,322 
1 operator 
28,505 
17,558 
224 
1,623 
1,914 
4,084 
4,607 
5,106 
2 operators 
18,111 
10,053 
67 
850 
1,197 
2,110 
2,895 
2,934 
3 operators 
2,712 
1,802 
14 
90 
171 
393 
562 
572 
4 operators 
449 
288 
- 
14 
17 
73 
74 
110 
5 or more operators 
192 
118 
- 
6 
5 
36 
36 
35 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
20,231 
10,331 
47 
757 
1,140 
2,222 
2,920 
3,245 
1 operator 
18,495 
9,509 
45 
723 
1,055 
2,020 
2,722 
2,944 
2 operators 
750 
367 
1 
17 
41 
89 
80 
139 
3 operators 
61 
24 
- 
- 
1 
8 
10 
5 
4 operators 
9 
4 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
