Genesee County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan

Specialty Crops – Greenhouse Production
Shows More Modest Growth.
1000 Square Feet
Nursery and Greenhouse Production Under Glass for
Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming Counties: 1992 and 1997.
500
400
300
200
1992 1997
+44%
-67%
Space available for greenhouse
production under glass increased
44% in Genesee County between
1992 and 1997. In Orleans County,
the loss of a few large flowering
plant operations led to the sharp
decline in greenhouse space.
100
0
+74%
Genesee Orleans Wyoming
Source: U.S. Census of Agriculture.
The percent change in greenhouse area under glass
between 1997 and 1987 is shown on the chart.
Agricultural Trends Profile for Genesee County, New York 27