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2014 Food for America

2014 Food for America. Wisconsin Agriculture Facts . We are ranked number 1 in: Snap Beans Cranberries Carrots Corn for Silage Dairy Goats with 46,000 head Cheese production . Wisconsin Agriculture Facts. Ranked number 2 in: Milk for drinking Cheese: Italian Mozzarella

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2014 Food for America

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  1. 2014 Food for America

  2. Wisconsin Agriculture Facts • We are ranked number 1 in: • Snap Beans • Cranberries • Carrots • Corn for Silage • Dairy Goats with 46,000 head • Cheese production

  3. Wisconsin Agriculture Facts • Ranked number 2 in: • Milk for drinking • Cheese: • Italian • Mozzarella • Baitfish for anyone that fishes • Milk cows: 1.27 million animals • Carrots • Green peas

  4. Wisconsin Agriculture Facts • Dairy accounts for nearly 40% of all Wisconsin agriculture jobs, employing 146,200 people in the state. • In 2013, there were 76,800 farms in Wisconsin • The average farm size in Wisconsin is 195 acres. • Over 99% of Wisconsin’s farms are family-owned.

  5. Other Facts • Each year, Wisconsin growers harvest more than 1.8 million Christmas trees • Bacon, ham and pork chops come from Wisconsin’s 320,000 pigs.

  6. Butter Making • Materials • Jar • Heavy Whipping Cream • Salt • Crackers Shake the jar for 8-10 min.

  7. Farm Tour Visit Video • http://www.wmmb.com/producers/farm_tour.aspx

  8. Cheese • Which companies in Plymouth produce cheese and manufacture it into many different goods? • Sartori, Sargento, Masters Gallery, DFA, and Great Lakes, Bakers, Cedar Valley, Gibsville

  9. Meat • Different meat processing plants in the area: • Quality Cuts, Kewaskum, Newton Meats

  10. Farm Visit May 16th • Hickory Lawn Dairy • About 200 cow dairy • Many different animals there that you will to learn about! • What animals do you think you will see there?

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