Urban Tarrant Agriculture

Agriculture is one of the primary drivers of the Fort Worth-Dallas Metroplex and Tarrant County economy. It includes agribusinesses, support industry and a variety of livestock operations plus more than twenty-five commercial crops. The total payroll, cash receipts, insurance and government payments contribute over $3.65 billion to the area economy.

Tarrant County statistics include:

  • 1,173 farms
  • 190,682 acres in ag production
  • 163 average Size of Farms
  • $29,394,000 market value of products sold
  • $17,445,000 in Crops Sales
  • $11,948,000 in Livestock sales
  • Ranked 17th in Texas for nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod production
  • Ranked 22th in Texas for horses and ponies
  • 96% of the farms are Family Farms
  • Top Crop in Acres
    • Forage (hay) 13,584 acres
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AgriLife Today

  • Honoring their father’s coffee legacy
    Sep 29Honoring their father’s coffee legacy

    Fernandez siblings launch Don Miguel coffee with the help of The Center for Coffee Research and Education Don Miguel Fernandez dreamed of launching his own line of coffee using the beans he cultivated on his farms in Honduras. While he was not able to achieve his dream because of his untimely passing, the coffee beans... Read More → The post Honoring their father’s coffee legacy first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Honoring their father’s coffee legacy appeared first on AgriLife Today.

  • AgriLife Extension places new county agents across the state
    Sep 29AgriLife Extension places new county agents across the state

    Agents to provide educational programming, outreach in their respective communities The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service announced the hiring of new county agents across the state, as well as transfers within the agency. AgriLife Extension employs county agents to serve every Texas county. These county agents are the agency’s connection with the people in communities. They are... Read More → The post AgriLife Extension places new county agents across the state first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post AgriLife Extension places new county agents across the state appeared first on AgriLife Today.

  • Home canning workshop set for Oct. 13 in Georgetown
    Sep 29Home canning workshop set for Oct. 13 in Georgetown

    Course will teach participants how to safely preserve food using pressure canning The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer a home canning workshop on Oct. 13 in Georgetown. The workshop will be from 1-4 p.m. in the training room of the AgriLife Extension office in Williamson County, 100 Wilco Way, AG 205. Registration is... Read More → The post Home canning workshop set for Oct. 13 in Georgetown first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Home canning workshop set for Oct. 13 in Georgetown appeared first on AgriLife Today.

  • Natural resources management ‘parking lot field day’ will be Oct. 14 in Fort Worth
    Sep 29Natural resources management ‘parking lot field day’ will be Oct. 14 in Fort Worth

    Event features hands-on demonstrations, conservation topics The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management and Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute will host an inaugural “parking lot field day” on Oct. 14 at the Cabela’s in Fort Worth. The free field day will be from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and... Read More → The post Natural resources management ‘parking lot field day’ will be Oct. 14 in Fort Worth first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Natural resources management ‘parking lot field day’ will be Oct. 14 in Fort Worth appeared first on AgriLife Today.

  • Ranch Management University set for Oct. 23-27 in College Station
    Sep 28Ranch Management University set for Oct. 23-27 in College Station

    Award-winning program limited to first 50 enrolled The award-winning Ranch Management University, scheduled Oct. 23-27 at Texas A&M University in Bryan-College Station, is open for registration with seating limited to the first 50 enrolled. The workshop is a collaboration of the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Department of Animal Science and Department... Read More → The post Ranch Management University set for Oct. 23-27 in College Station first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Ranch Management University set for Oct. 23-27 in College Station appeared first on AgriLife Today.