Table 18. Hydroponic Crops: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Hydroponic crops 
farms 
213 
156 
Hydroponic crops - (Con.) 
dollars 
10,491,871 
3,306,138 
Hydroponic peppers 
.... farms 
6 
(NA) 
Hydroponic tomatoes 
farms 
5 
22 
pounds 
51,850 
(NA) 
pounds 
81,535 
466,761 
sq. ft. 
34,286 
(NA) 
sq. ft. 
83,206 
155,351 
Hydroponic herbs and spice plants 
.... farms 
169 
100 
Hydroponic cucumbers 
farms 
5 
6 
pounds 
2,415,312 
1,190,375 
pounds 
31,400 
31,634 
sq. ft. 
1,456,253 
1,117,678 
sq. ft. 
93,170 
(D) 
Hydroponic lettuce 
farms 
40 
43 
Other hydroponic crops 
.... farms 
23 
11 
pounds 
1,092,008 
1,344,679 
pounds 
1,383,227 
166,790 
sq. ft. 
471,671 
614,857 
sq. ft. 
557,365 
86,973 
Table 19. Agricultural Practices: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Computers used for the farm business 
1,402 
937 
No internet access 
8,958 
14,697 
No computer used for farm business 
1 1 ,352 
14,808 
Any one-day use of more than 5,000 gallons of water 
1,299 
520 
Internet access 
1,453 
1,048 
No one-day use of more than 5,000 gallons of water 
1 1 ,860 
15,225 
Dial-up service 
835 
(NA) 
Use of waste management equipment en farm 
567 
684 
DSL service 
401 
(NA) 
No use of waste management equipment on farm 
10,005 
15,061 
Cable modem service 
433 
(NA) 
Fiber-optic service 
86 
(NA) 
Oxidation ponds used on farm 
421 
598 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
No oxidation ponds used on farm 
10,077 
15,147 
or cellphone 
378 
(NA) 
Satellite service 
268 
(NA) 
Cuerdas in Agricultural Reserve Land 
518 
452 
Broadband over power lines (BPL) 
36 
(NA) 
No cuerdas in Agricultural Reserve Land 
10,027 
15,293 
Other type of service 
36 
(NA) 
Table 20. Organic Agriculture - Value of Organically Produced Commodities: 2012 and 2007 
[Fer meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms USDA Certified Organic 
3 
(NA) 
Farms with sales of organic commodities 
(Con.) 
Farms certified as organic by an association 
Farms with sales of organic crops 
farms 
28 
20 
or local authority 
4 
(NA) 
dollars 
381,617 
35,030 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,629 
1,752 
Farms with sales of organic commodities 
farms 
37 
25 
Farms with sales of organic livestock 
dollars 
420,967 
39,719 
and livestock products 
farms 
9 
6 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,377 
1,589 
dollars 
39,350 
4,689 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,372 
782 
Table 21. Government Programs and Payments: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Conservation programs 
Agricultural program payments: 
Participating farms 
Total cuerdas enrolled on Dec. 31 
Total payments received 
Crop insurance coverage: 
cuerdas 
dollars 
21 
1,198 
165,896 
537 
18,964 
1,498,041 
Federal agricultural pregram payments, 
including disaster and market loss payments .... farms 
dollars 
Commonwealth agricultural program payments .. farms 
dollars 
421 
3,005,196 
2,143 
32,180,714 
413 
6,119,735 
2,054 
22,553,528 
Farms with crop insurance 
Cuerdas covered by crop insurance 
2,156 
89,689 
2,590 
61,529 
Commonwealth agricultural insurance payments farms 
dollars 
763 
1,318,944 
(NA) 
(NA) 
^ Programs include the Censervation Reserve Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, Farmable Wetlands Program, and the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - PUERTO RICO DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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