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A farmstead in Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.. Agriculture is a major industry in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [1] As of the most recent United States Census of Agriculture conducted in 2017, there were 53,157 farms in Pennsylvania, covering an area of 7,278,668 acres (2,945,572 hectares) with an average size of 137 acres (55 hectares) per farm. [2]
Selling to the wholesale market usually earns 10–20% of the retail price, but direct-to-consumer selling earns 100%. Although highly variable, a conventional farm may return US$0.03 to US$0.30/m 2 (US$120 to US$1,210 per acre; US$300 to US$3,000 per hectare) but an efficient market garden can earn in the US$2 to US$5/m 2 (US$8,100 to US$20,200 per acre; US$20,000 to US$50,000 per hectare ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ranks invasive species into 3 categories based on urgency of threat. [ 4 ] Terrestrial Plants and Trees
Burpee Seeds and Plants, officially W. Atlee Burpee & Co., is an American seed and plant company that was founded by Washington Atlee Burpee in Pennsylvania in 1876. [ 1 ] History
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If a nursery plant is sold as "bare root", it means that soil has been removed from the roots, the product being sold is just the plant. [80] Plants sold as bare root are marketed in the winter, [80] to sell to customers in spring. Plants sold as bare root include herbaceous and woody perennial plants. [75]