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AAE 320 Farming Systems Management

AAE 320 Farming Systems Management. Dr. Paul D. Mitchell 418 Taylor Hall 265-6514 pdmitchell@wisc.edu. Wisconsin Agriculture. Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics 2012 On class webpage: www.aae.wisc.edu/aae320/main.asp In Wisconsin, in 2011, there were 77,000 farms 15,000,000 acres in farms

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AAE 320 Farming Systems Management

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  1. AAE 320Farming Systems Management Dr. Paul D. Mitchell 418 Taylor Hall 265-6514 pdmitchell@wisc.edu

  2. Wisconsin Agriculture • Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics 2012 On class webpage:www.aae.wisc.edu/aae320/main.asp • In Wisconsin, in 2011, there were • 77,000 farms • 15,000,000 acres in farms • Average 195 acres/farm • Generated $11.74 billion in cash receipts

  3. WI farms by Annual Sales 2011

  4. WI farms by Annual Sales 2011

  5. WI farms by Annual Sales 2011

  6. What’s Happening? • The number of farms by size is fairly constant, but can see slight trends • The number of large farms slowly increasing • The number of small and medium sized farms slowly decreasing • Lots of little farms, but the number of WI farmers “making a living” is small (10-15%) • Lots of farm households are doing something else to make additional money • Average WI farm size fairly constant at about 200 acres

  7. Cash Receipts

  8. Wisconsin A Major Dairy State (2011)

  9. Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2011)

  10. Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2011)

  11. Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2011)

  12. Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2011) Ginseng: Missing from list, WI is #1

  13. Nationally Important WI Agriculture • Dairy is very important: milk, cheese, whey • Milk cows and cattle • Field crops: silage, corn, oats • Vegetables: processing vegetables (sweet corn, snap beans, green peas, carrots), potatoes • Fruits: cranberries, cherries, mint, maple syrup • Specialized livestock: mink, trout, honey • Main Point: Wisconsin Agriculture is very diversified agriculturally

  14. Impact of Agriculture on WI Economy • Economic Impacts of Agriculture in Wisconsin Counties (Deller and Williams) • Agriculture in WI: 12.5% of total sales, 10% of jobs, 9% of income • Economic Impact of Specialty Crop Production and Processing in Wisconsin • Specialty crops $6.4 billion in WI economy, about $1.1 billion production, $5.3 billion processing, 35,000 jobs (1% WI’s) • 2nd largest US processed vegetable industry

  15. Summary • Most WI farmers have small farms and earn most of their income off the farm • The number of WI farmers “making a living” is small (10% to 15%) • Dairy is the most important agricultural production in WI • WI agriculture is quite diversified, with other important industries

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