Las Vegas will keep you busy. Especially if you love UFO spotting off the Alien Highway, can’t get enough of Area 51, or enjoy the endless entertainment and dining options on the Vegas Strip.
While there are many delightful distractions, you may not be aware of the thriving agricultural community that is alive and well in the seventeen counties in the state.
Nevada is vast. With a land area of 109,831.3 square miles and a water area of 710.1 square miles, the state’s rugged terrain seems like an improbable place for a farm.
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Anyone driving Interstate 70 through Iowa and Nebraska will tell you what hundreds of miles of soybean and corn crops look like. Millions of rows of corn make an impression.
In Nevada, images of crops don’t easily conjure. Nevada grows millions of pounds of Alfalfa seed. The bulk of the Silver State’s Ag output goes to feed and nourish livestock worldwide.
Over 3,400 farm operations are spread over six million acres of farmland in the state. Nevada ranks third in average farm size in the U.S. at 1,790 acres. Farms make up almost nine per cent of land in Nevada—a stat lost while pecking away at a slot machine.