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Credit: UpstateNYer
Agriculture is a driving force in the economy of upstate New York and New York in general. 35,600 farms occupy 7.55 million acres (31,000 km²), which makes up about 25 percent of the land in the state. Farms in New York produced $3.4 billion in agricultural products in 2001 and New York is the largest producer of cabbage in the United States. New York is an agricultural leader and is one of the top five states in the production of such agricultural products as dairy, apples, cherries, cabbages, potatoes, onions, and maple syrup. This example is a dairy farm in Brunswick, Rensselaer County.