Virginia Farms And Farmland Unchanged In 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports the number of farms and farm acreage in Virginia remained the same last year compared to previous years. According to the Virginia Mercury USDA’s most recent Farms and Land in Farms report finds the total number of farms in Virginia remained stable at 41,500 in 2022 and farm acreage was at 7.7 million acres overall. The farm and farmland estimates were based on survey data from Virginia farmers.