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Overview of Wisconsin Agriculture AAE 320: Farming Systems Management

Explore the agriculture statistics of Wisconsin in 2016, including farm numbers, acreage, production value, and net farm income. Discover the impact of agriculture on the state's economy, with dairy being a major player alongside diverse crops and small farm operations.

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Overview of Wisconsin Agriculture AAE 320: Farming Systems Management

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  1. Overview of Wisconsin AgricultureAAE 320: Farming Systems Management Dr. Paul D. Mitchell 418 Taylor Hall 265-6514 pdmitchell@wisc.edu

  2. Value of Ag Production in 2017 for Top 10 US States ($ Billion)

  3. Wisconsin Agriculture • Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics 2017 (for 2016) • https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Wisconsin/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/2017AgStats_web.pdf • In Wisconsin, in 2016, there were • 68,700 farms • 14,400,000 acres in farms • Average 210 acres/farm • Produced $12.3 billion in production value • Generated $1.7 billion in net farm income

  4. WI Farms by Annual Sales 2016

  5. WI Farms by Annual Sales 2016

  6. Number of WI Farms by Annual Gross Sales 2011-2016

  7. Average Acres per WI Farm by Annual Gross Sales 2011-2016

  8. What’s Happening? • Some sort of method change in 2013, some big jumps • The number of farms by gross annual sales is fairly constant, but can see slight trends • The number of large revenue farms slowly increasing • The number of small and medium revenue farms slowly decreasing • Lots of little farms, but the number of WI farmers “making a living” is small (10-15%) • Lots of “small” farm households are doing something else to make additional money • Average WI farm size fairly constant at about 200 acres

  9. % of Total WI Crop and Livestock Value by Commodity Category 2011-2016

  10. Wisconsin Is A Major Dairy State (2016)

  11. Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2016)

  12. Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2016)

  13. Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2016)

  14. Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2016) • Other minor but important crops in Wisconsin • Ginseng: Missing from list, WI is #1

  15. Nationally Important WI Agriculture • Dairy is very important: milk, cheese, whey • Milk cows and milk goats • Field crops: silage, corn, oats, forage • Vegetables: potatoes, processing vegetables (sweet corn, snap beans, green peas, carrots, cucumbers) • Fruits: cranberries, cherries, mint, ginseng • Main Point: Wisconsin Agriculture is more diverse than in many other “ag” states

  16. Impact of Agriculture on WI Economy • $10.9 Billion in 2016 • > $158,000/farm

  17. Impact of Agriculture on WI Economy • Economic Impacts of Agriculture in Wisconsin Counties (Deller and Williams) • Agriculture in WI: 12.5% of total sales in state, 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

  18. 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 (about 15% or 10,000) • Dairy is the most important agricultural production in WI, but WI agriculture is quite diversified, with other important industries • Ag generates about 10% of WI’s jobs and 9% of WI’s income

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