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Escambia County, Florida

Escambia County, Florida. Farm Tour 2005. Escambia County, Florida. 661 square miles, or 420,480 acres, with an additional 64,000 acres of water area Population of 296,709 Less than 15,000 are considered to “farm” shares of the total population 45,000 acres farmed

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Escambia County, Florida

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  1. Escambia County, Florida Farm Tour 2005

  2. Escambia County, Florida • 661 square miles, or 420,480 acres, with an additional 64,000 acres of water area • Population of 296,709 • Less than 15,000 are considered to “farm” shares of the total population • 45,000 acres farmed • 250,000 acres of timberland • 10,000 acres of native and improved pastures

  3. 2005 Escambia County Agriculture Facts

  4. Forestry Facts • 250,000 acres held by government, private individuals, and corporations • 1306 direct employees • $130,000,000 value for standing timber • $351,000,000 value added • Over $6 million annual growth • Indirect impact of labor income is $313.5 million (5917 jobs)

  5. Why did Escambia County need a Farm Tour?

  6. Objectives To showcase Escambia County'sagriculture, aquaculture, and silviculture for community leaders from government, media, and business sectors. To increase the amount of knowledge of agriculture in this county and its positive impact on the economy and the environment. To encourage support of present and future ag businesses. To engage leaders of city, local, state, and federal government, as well as local civic and business leaders, in dialogue with our county’s producers so that the two groups might be able to establish a more positive relationship.

  7. First stop: We Dig It

  8. Second Stop: Forestry

  9. Farm Family: The Gilmores

  10. Break Time at the Breault’s

  11. Trying to Net a Profit: Catfish

  12. Everyone’s Favorite Stop: Lunch

  13. In High Cotton

  14. Got Milk?

  15. Results and Evaluation • 98% rated the information provided on the tour as being excellent, the other 2% rated it as being very good. • The dairy stop had the most positive ratings with 92% giving it an excellent score as far as being informative. • When asked the question, “Did you increase your knowledge of the scope and impact of agriculture and forestry in Escambia County?”, 94% of the respondents rated it as YES.

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