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.