Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
7,101 
55 
788 
1,063 
1,904 
2,049 
1,242 
acres treated 
1,249,087 
6,144 
132,502 
174,893 
342,611 
371,706 
221,231 
Manure used 
farms 
1,285 
5 
82 
187 
455 
387 
169 
acres treated 
52,060 
85 
3,073 
9,345 
16,469 
15,715 
7,373 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,346 
24 
311 
412 
552 
624 
423 
acres 
423,219 
2,507 
47,251 
71,500 
96,007 
122,705 
83,249 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
7,563 
62 
783 
1,097 
2,026 
2,216 
1,379 
acres 
1,555,200 
8,604 
153,079 
199,374 
414,706 
488,624 
290,813 
Nematodes 
farms 
437 
2 
86 
74 
101 
113 
61 
acres 
66,450 
(D) 
10,299 
(D) 
17,906 
18,273 
11,073 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
695 
4 
133 
112 
155 
185 
106 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
125,863 
466 
18,541 
19,981 
29,613 
39,547 
17,715 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
62 
- 
2 
6 
14 
24 
16 
acres on which used 
5,691 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,079 
3,048 
1,158 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
903 
7 
109 
147 
248 
245 
147 
acres 
66,807 
525 
10,111 
9,115 
16,469 
19,567 
11,020 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,111 
13 
135 
171 
329 
286 
177 
acres 
98,681 
1,268 
12,670 
12,668 
26,143 
28,337 
17,595 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
712 
- 
37 
87 
203 
209 
176 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
75,047 
2,670 
9,154 
17,216 
23,153 
22,854 
used 
farms 
4,053 
22 
484 
594 
1,052 
1,122 
779 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
820,707 
2,531 
90,296 
96,137 
228,068 
259,948 
143,727 
used 
farms 
1,818 
13 
181 
292 
458 
531 
343 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
321,782 
2,161 
26,344 
46,732 
90,011 
88,518 
68,016 
practices were used 
farms 
2,519 
30 
240 
347 
706 
706 
490 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
349,154 
3,768 
35,184 
37,738 
84,379 
105,683 
82,402 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
653 
3 
77 
95 
174 
198 
106 
acres 
33,895 
3 
3,544 
5,140 
6,575 
1 1 ,333 
7,300 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
304 
- 
24 
48 
84 
97 
51 
Solar panels 
farms 
166 
- 
24 
11 
45 
55 
31 
Wind turbines 
farms 
36 
- 
3 
3 
6 
17 
7 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
108 
- 
- 
28 
32 
34 
14 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
7 
- 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
74 
- 
1 
8 
17 
22 
26 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
14,056 
53 
713 
1,762 
3,589 
4,237 
3,702 
Part owners 
farms 
3,794 
17 
387 
647 
1,147 
1,059 
537 
Tenants 
farms 
2,300 
81 
608 
486 
511 
433 
181 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
17,973 
70 
1,101 
2,426 
4,773 
5,333 
4,270 
acres 
5,499,762 
9,562 
123,985 
507,025 
1,132,405 
1,662,680 
2,064,105 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
17,850 
70 
1,100 
2,409 
4,736 
5,296 
4,239 
acres 
4,031,629 
7,622 
108,596 
377,417 
877,634 
1,216,082 
1,444,278 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
6,158 
98 
997 
1,143 
1,665 
1,507 
748 
acres 
1,874,603 
12,929 
233,928 
317,226 
491,266 
519,594 
299,660 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
6,094 
98 
995 
1,133 
1,658 
1,492 
718 
acres 
1,818,194 
12,797 
233,528 
308,983 
475,047 
501,738 
286,101 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
5,068 
4 
140 
509 
1,147 
1,567 
1,701 
acres 
1,524,542 
2,072 
15,789 
137,851 
270,990 
464,454 
633,386 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
30,907 
250 
2,585 
4,598 
8,172 
8,809 
6,493 
1 operator 
10,947 
91 
921 
1,395 
2,818 
3,051 
2,671 
2 operators 
8,058 
35 
707 
1,344 
2,102 
2,392 
1,478 
3 operators 
910 
20 
73 
139 
223 
220 
235 
4 operators 
161 
2 
4 
12 
68 
45 
30 
5 or more operators 
74 
3 
3 
5 
36 
21 
6 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
9,900 
69 
692 
1,507 
2,629 
2,921 
2,082 
1 operator 
8,986 
47 
648 
1,362 
2,378 
2,714 
1,837 
2 operators 
383 
11 
22 
65 
102 
80 
103 
3 operators 
37 
- 
- 
2 
13 
12 
10 
4 operators 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Nebraska 201 
