Day 8: Hawaii Looks Nice!

In honor of Fun Fact Friday and the fact that I was looking at a job posting in Hawaii this morning, I’m going to give you some fun Ag facts about Hawaii.

To make it a little easier to put into perspective, I’m including data from Maryland (a similar sized state) and Nebraska (a massive agricultural state).

	Hawaii	Maryland	Nebraska
Number of Farms	7,500	12,850	47,200
Farmland	1.1 million acres	2 million acres	45.6 million acres
Average Farm Size (acres)	148	160	966
Cattle and Calves Inventory	140,000	200, 000	6.2 million
Hogs Inventory	11,500	23, 000	3.1 million
Milk Production (lbs)	27.4 million	970 million	1.1 billion
Average Age of Farmers	59	55	56
Population	1.2 million	5.2 million	1.8 million

Greenhouse and nursery products account for almost $1 million a year.

Sugarcane, macademia nuts, coffee are the top commodities in the state. Dairy, eggs, cattle, hogs, and of course pineapple are the other major products.

Apparently Hawaii even exports livestock, which really surprised me. And overall? They really aren’t as small of an agricultural state as I would have thought! Who knew?!

And while the cost of  living may be a little higher than in other places, it really doesn't look all that much worse than most populated areas. Plus you get awesome weather and fantastic views right?

Would I be crazy to apply for a job in Hawaii? Probably. But if one comes along, I just might do it :)

Happy Friday!

If you want to know more check out the following links: Hawaii Stats, Hawaii Ag In the Classroom, Maryland, Nebraska

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