russell county agriculture, forestry, and related industries

Total Land Area: 410,445 acres

Farmland: 94,233 acres

Timberland: 306,526 acres

Number of Farms: 303

Population: 54,572

Total Employment: 18,621 jobs

Total Economic Activity: $2.5 billion

Top Industry Groups:

Agriculture, Forestry, and Related Industries

Manufacturing

Government-related Services

Total ProductionIn 2010, $41.0 million was generated through the county’s agricultural and forestry production sector.

Agricultural Production Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production was the largest agricultural commodity, contributing 21.7 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

The second largest was cattle, which contributed 6.8 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

The third largest was corn, which contributed 1.4 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Russell County Agriculture, Forestry, and Related IndustriesTotal Impacts: $1.6 Billion and 9,884 Jobs

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Top Agricultural Commodities

Commodity Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added*

(Mn$)Indirect Business Taxes

(Mn$)Greenhouse, nursery & floriculture

8.9 152 5.8 0.2

Cattle 2.8 51 0.7 0.1

Corn 0.6 18 0.2 0.0

* Value Added is the value that is added to a product at the stage of its manufacture or distribution.

Forestry ProductionTimberland accounted for 74.7 percent of the surface land in Russell County. Total forestry production contributed 5.0 percent of the county’s total agricultural and forestry production.

Overall Contributions to Russell CountyRussell County’s agricultural, forestry, and related industries generated 9,884 full- and part-time jobs, representing 53.1 percent of the county’s total workforce (18,621 jobs).

The total impact of agriculture, forestry, and related industries was $1.6 billion, which was 62.1 percent of the county’s total economic activity ($2.5 billion). The indirect business taxes impact was $45.0 million, 60.6 percent of the county’s total indirect business taxes.

For more information, visit the Russell County Extension office online at www.aces.edu/ Russell. Look in your telephone directory under Russell County to find the telephone number.

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Forestry IndustryCounty Production (Mn$) Jobs Value Added (Mn$) Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)Russell 2.1 16 1.0 0.1

Economic ImpactsProduction (Mn$) Jobs Value Added (Mn$) Indirect Business Taxes (Mn$)

Agricultural & Forestry Industries 1,453.8 7,721 612.0 34.9 Crop, livestock, forestry & fisheries production 41.0 458 18.1 0.9 Food & affiliated products manufacturing 323.9 1,870 107.4 4.4 Forest products manufacturing 1,089.0 5,393 486.5 29.6

Related Industries 115.1 2,163 67.1 10.1 Agricultural inputs & services 12.6 279 5.6 0.3 Food & affiliated products distribution 102.5 1,884 61.5 9.8 Total 1,568.8 9,884 679.1 45.0