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Searcy County
Agriculture
Searcy County consists of 472,008 acres with 188,275 acres in farmland and
274,600 acres in timber. There are 614 farms with the average farm size being
307 acres. There are 37,000 head of beef cattle and calves with an inventory
value of $18,500,000 ranking Searcy County 16th in beef production. Searcy
County ranks 10th in dairy production in the state with 1800 milk cows with the
inventory value estimates at $1,800,000. Thirty-one and one-half percent of
county employment is derived from the agriculture and timber industry. Total
annual farm revenue from all commodities is approximately $22,908,168.
The Searcy County Extension service is committed to meeting the educational
needs of Searcy County citizens in the area of agriculture. Our responsibility
lies in providing you with non-bias research information through educational
opportunities such as on-farm demonstrations, farm tours, workshops, production
meetings, newsletters, and one-on-one farm visits. We offer many free services
to producers including: soil testing, fact sheets, cow herd performance testing,
on-farm bull testing, feed ration formulating, plant disease clinic and private
applicator training. We also have some services that have a cost associated with
them but are very valuable to you. Some of these include: forage analysis
testing, water quality assessments, and farm pond lagoon testing. We hope that
you as a Searcy County citizen will take part in our programs that are
designated to provide you with information that can be utilized to enhance the
well-being of you and your family.
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