Farming in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $37,868,384
Rice: $0
Grains: $252,307,091
Soybeans: $175,619,762
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $15,204,672
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $125,101,636
Livestock: $149,103,059
Hides & Skins: $119,612,583
Poultry: $50,747,441
Fats & Oils: $22,229,573
Dairy: $179,398,673
Feeds: $45,907,544
Seeds: $2,751,360
Other: $124,446,704
TOTAL: $1,300,298,481

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Farming shifts to smaller operations - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

Farming shifts to smaller operations Wisconsin Rapids Tribune And while farming as a profession is in decline nationwide, the shift from large to smaller farms seem to be keeping the profession stable in central Wisconsin. The number of new farmers has been decreasing nationwide since the early 1980s. and more »

USDA's Farm Service Agency Pushes To Create New Farmers - Huffington Post

USDA's Farm Service Agency Pushes To Create New Farmers Huffington Post New farmers in Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Arkansas are other top recipients. But every US state is represented in the disbursements that can go to children of farmers who want to return to a family farm, as well as people who have no ... and more »

Wisconsin's Paul Olson Re-Elected President of NFO - Wisconsin Ag Connection

Wisconsin Ag Connection

Wisconsin's Paul Olson Re-Elected President of NFO Wisconsin Ag Connection A Wisconsin dairy producer has been re-elected as president of the National Farmers Organization. Paul Olson of Taylor, who has served as the NFO's top leader since 2000, owns a 500-acre organic farm and milks 100 head of dairy cattle in Jackson County ...

Wisconsin Holstein Scholarship Applications Due March 1 - Wisconsin Ag Connection

Wisconsin Holstein Scholarship Applications Due March 1 Wisconsin Ag Connection All Wisconsin Holstein members are encouraged to apply for scholarships. Students majoring in agricultural degrees are given highest consideration. Non-agricultural majors that plan to have a career that contributes to rural communities also will be ...

Lobby day for farmers - Wisconsin Radio Network

Lobby day for farmers Wisconsin Radio Network Members of the agriculture industry descend upon Wisconsin's Capital City this week for Ag Day at the Capitol this week to meet with their state representatives. Paul Zimmerman, Executive Director of Governmental Relations for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau ...

Farm News & Notes - Fond du Lac Reporter

Farm News & Notes Fond du Lac Reporter Wisconsin strawberry production totaled 40000 hundred-weight (cwt.) in 2011, down from 41000 cwt. in 2010. Farmers in the state harvested 700 acres, down from 710 acres last year, according to figures released by the US Department of Agriculture. and more »

Crane hunting legislation proposed - Fox11online.com

Crane hunting legislation proposed Fox11online.com From that count, which took place in late October, around 38000 birds were counted in Wisconsin. It is those numbers that has grain farmer Randy Kuehl worried. "[Farmers] are basically feeding your deer, turkey, geese,” said Kuehl, at his farm just ... and more »

Wisconsin farm income set a record last year, but high grain prices cut into ... - University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Wisconsin farm income set a record last year, but high grain prices cut into ... University of Wisconsin-Madison by Bob Mitchell Wisconsin net farm income set a new record, fueled by record prices for corn, soybeans, milk, cattle and hogs, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural economists in their 2012 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report. and more »

Stephenson: Wisconsin milk price to decrease in 2012, feed prices to remain high - Agri-View

Stephenson: Wisconsin milk price to decrease in 2012, feed prices to remain high Agri-View The 2012 Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum was held recently, in an effort to highlight the "Status of Wisconsin Agriculture," an annual report by the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison and Cooperative Extension, ... and more »

Raw Milk Debates Underway in Several States - Food Safety News

Food Safety News

Raw Milk Debates Underway in Several States Food Safety News The on-farm sales would have to be made under signs telling the public that "raw milk products are not pasteurized" and bottles will require "raw milk" labels. But that's about it. Indiana's current law allows raw milk only to be sold as pet food. and more »