Agriculture in Greer County

According to the 2002 Census on Agriculture, Greer County, Oklahoma has 515 farms containing 324,987 acres of land. Of those 515 farms 263 are the farmers' primary occupation. The average farm consists of 631 acres. Agriculture production generates over 20 million dollars in revenues for Greer County making it the foundation of the Greer County economy.

Cattle are the greatest revenue producers for Greer County agriculture. Over 30,000 head of cattle were on inventory and cattle sales account for over half of all agriculture revenues.

 Forage production to support Greer County’s large cattle production is a top crop in the county. Some 14,000 plus acres are attributed to this forage production.

A quarter of all revenues are due to wheat for grain and peanut production. Wheat for grain production accounts for 66,000 acres of production in Greer County while peanuts occupy some 2,000 plus acres.

Cotton is a significant contributor to Greer County agriculture occupying 3,000 plus acres.

The Greer County OSU Extension Servicepublishes a quarterly agriculture newsletter titled "Roots, Shoots and Cowboy Boots."  If you would like to receive this publication, please contact us at the Greer County OSU Extension Office.

The Greer County OSU Extension Service is committed to providing timely and relevant programming and information to agriculture producers and  agri-businesses  that serve Greer County.  This is accomplished by providing current research based information to producers in a format that can be adapted to their production systems.  In addition to the local staff, area and state specialist are available to assist in researching  and presenting information intended to help agriculture producers.