Farm Jobs in Rhode Island

Discover agricultural careers in Rhode Island, the Ocean State where 1,054 farms across 59,076 acres (average 56 acres, reflecting small-scale operations) generate $93 million in agricultural product sales, with crops valued at $72 million and livestock/poultry/products at $21 million. Leading sectors include greenhouse/nursery/floriculture (64% of sales from 231 farms, dominant sector), vegetables and melons (302 farms, 29% of all farms, majority of edible ag sales), oyster aquaculture (84 farms leasing 374 acres of state waters, $8.2 million value in 2022 with eastern oysters representing 98% of production), dairy products, chicken eggs, turkeys, and fruits/berries, offering year-round employment in greenhouse operations, seasonal vegetable farming, aquaculture harvesting, and dairy operations across Rhode Island's coastal and inland agricultural regions serving direct-to-consumer markets and urban centers.