Genesee County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan

Specialty Crops – Nursery Production
on the Rise in Genesee County.
Acres
Nursery and Greenhouse Acres in the Open for Genesee,
Orleans and Wyoming Counties: 1992 and 1997.
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
1992 1997
+78%
+894%
+695%
Acreage devoted to the
production of nursery and
greenhouse crops in Genesee
County increased from 140 to 250
acres between 1992 and 1997.
While impressive growth, it
remains relatively minor compared
to the growth in Orleans and
Wyoming counties over the same
period. Growing populations in
these counties increase the
demand for greenhouse and
nursery products.
50
0
Genesee Orleans Wyoming
Source: U.S. Census of Agriculture.
The percent change in greenhouse and nursery
acreage between 1997 and 1987 is shown on the
chart.
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