FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS - 2023

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Utah Field Office issued the following press release:

ARIZONA

The number of farms and ranches in Arizona in 2023 totaled 16,400, down 300 farms or 2 percent from the 2022 estimate. Total land in farms in Arizona, at 25.0 million acres, declined 2 percent from the 2022 estimate. The average size of farm was 1,524 acres, compared with 1,527 acres the previous year.

COLORADO

The number of farms and ranches in Colorado in 2023 totaled 35,900, down 200 operations from the 2022 estimate. Total land in farms in Colorado, at 30.0 million acres, declined less than 1 percent from the 2022 estimate. The average size of farm was 836 acres, compared with 837 acres the previous ...