Rhode Island Agriculture

Agriculture is one of Rhode Island’s top industries, and farmland covers more than 59,000 acres in the state. Top commodities produced on Rhode Island’s 1,054 farms include greenhouse and nursery products, dairy products, chicken eggs, and turkeys. Aquaculture is also a top earner in the Ocean State, which is home to 60 aquaculture operations. Oysters are the No. 1 aquaculture product – over 8.2 million oysters harvested by Rhode Island farmers are sold annually.