Since the opening of Turning Stone Resort and Casino, the Oneida Nation has slowly returned Oneida lands to agricultural production. Owners of the largest farm in Madison County (3,200 acres including pasture land), the Nation's Agriculture Department, located on Route 46 just outside of Oneida, uses modern equipment and top agricultural practices to yield healthy livestock and crops while being a friend of the environment. The department has seven employees.

The Black Angus Herd

• The Oneida agricultural enterprise is home one of largest Black Angus herds on the East Coast (about 1,400 head).
  
• The department has 13 Angus bulls and more than 300 breeding females registered with the American Angus Association.
  
• The department had the most Black Angus calves registered in New York State in 2008.
  
• Ninety percent of the herd is Black Angus.
  
• The on-site Heifer Hotel boards 300 animals in winter, slightly fewer in the summer.
  
• There are 1,000 animals housed in the barns during the winter months.
  
• The high-quality, hormone- and steroid-free beef from the herd is available for purchase by Nation Members and employees living locally.
  
• Black Angus is served at Turning Stone Resort and Casino restaurants, including the Forest Grill Steakhouse and Pino Bianco Trattoria.

Traditional Crops and Feed

• Traditional Oneida crops include ceremonial white corn, beans, and squash, known as The Three Sisters and sustainers of life in Oneida tradition.
  
• Tobacco is grown for use by Oneida members or other American Indians for traditional ceremonies.
  
• The farm grows 1,000 acres of yellow corn, 300 acres of barley, and 800 acres of haylege (resulting in 10,000 tons of haylege), 100-200 acres of wheat and oats, and 500 acres of soybeans.
  
• Surplus crops are sold to local farmers.
  
• One farmer who uses the Nation's crops exclusively reported the highest milk production per animal in New York State.