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Here is a selection of Michigan agricultural trivia. If you would like to provide more information to add to this list, please e-mail us!

Michigan is the leader: Michigan grows more beans (black, cranberry, red kidney and navy), blueberries, tart cherries, cucumbers, flowering hanging baskets, geraniums, Niagara grapes, hosta, and impatiens then any other state.

Michigan is second: Michigan is the second leading producer of celery and the third leading producer of apples, asparagus, snap beans, carrots, Concord grapes and radishes.

What is the most profitable agriculture in Michigan? Milk, soybeans, corn, cattle, and hogs provide the highest cash receipts.

Top Five Agricultural Products by Sales in Market Value (2002):

• 1. Grains and oilseeds - $990,921,000
• 2. Milk products - $697,920,000
• 3. Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod crops - $628,699,000
• 4. Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes - $322,510,000
• 5. Cattle and calves - $298,517, 000

References: American Farmland Trust, 2002 USDA Census of Agriculture

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