LET'S VISIT THE FARM

How does the dairy and agriculture industry

help make Wisconsin who we are?

  • “It is clear that agriculture and particularly dairy plays a critical role in Wisconsin’s economy,” Dairy is Wisconsin’s signature industry and is central to our state’s identity.”


  • From farmers’ milk 154,000 Wisconsin jobs are created and $1.26 billion in state and local taxes are generated.

 

  • Wisconsin is America’s Dairyland!.”

 

  • The state grows more than half the national crop of cranberries, and 97% of the nation's ginseng. Wisconsin is also a leading producer of oats, potatoes, carrots, tart cherries, maple syrup, and sweet corn for processing.

 

  • Wisconsin's most important crop is corn for grain, most of which goes to feeding the state's livestock.

 

  • Wisconsin agriculture is a big economic driver contributing $104.8 billion annually to our state's economy. Food processing activity contributes $82.7 billion to industrial sales. The state is home to 64,100 farms on 14.2 million acres.
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