1. DR. PAUL D. MITCHELL 418 TAYLOR HALL 265-6514 PDMITCHELL@WISC.EDU OVERVIEW OF WISCONSIN AGRICULTURE AAE 320: FARMING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

2. WISCONSIN AGRICULTURE Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics 2013 (for 2012) http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State /Wisconsin/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bul letin/bulletin2013_web.pdf In Wisconsin, in 2012, there were 76,800 farms 15,000,000 acres in farms Average 195 acres/farm Generated $13.47 billion in cash receipts

3. WI FARMS BY ANNUAL SALES 2012 Gross Value of Sales Number of Farms % of Total Average Size (ac) $1,000-$9,999 36,80048%60 $10,000-$99,999 20,60027%146 $100,000-$249,999 9,20012%272 $250,000-$499,999 5,9008%458 > $500,000 4,3006%1,070 Total for WI 76,800100%195

4. WI FARMS BY ANNUAL SALES 2012

5. NUMBER OF WI FARMS BY ANNUAL GROSS SALES 2007-2012 Gross Sales ($1,000’s)200720082009201020112012 $1 - $1036,00039,00038,80038,30037,50036,800 $10 - $10021,30020,500 20,90020,40020,600 $100 - $25011,6009,3009,4009,0009,3009,200 $250 - $5004,4005,2005,5005,7005,5005,900 > $5002,7004,0003,8004,1004,300 Total76,00078,000 77,00076,800 > $10018,70018,50018,70018,80019,10019,400 > $2507,1009,2009,3009,800 10,200

6. Gross Sales ($1,000’s)200720082009201020112012 $1 to $10766962636160 $10 to $100159161156153147146 $100 to $250302290287278280272 $250 to $500479500509491473458 > $5001,1149751,0791,0491,0471,070 Total194195 Average Acres per WI Farm by Annual Gross Sales 2007-2012

7. WHAT’S HAPPENING? 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 farm households are doing something else to make additional money Average WI farm size fairly constant at not quite 200 acres

8. % OF TOTAL WI FARM REVENUE (CASH RECEIPTS) BY COMMODITY CATEGORY 2007-2012 2006200720082009201020112012 Milk44%52%46%43%46%45%43% Livestock23%18% 20% 18%19% Grains18%16%19%21%23%27%28% Vegetables6%5%6%7%5% Fruits3%2%3% 2%

9. WISCONSIN IS A MAJOR DAIRY STATE (2012) DairyWI Rank% US#1 State Milk production213.6California Cheese, total125.6Wisconsin American119.0Wisconsin Muenster134.7Wisconsin Mozzarella226.3California Italian230.3California Dry whey (food)130.6Wisconsin

10. LivestockWI Rank% US#1 State Cattle and calves93.9Texas Milk cows213.8California Hogs and Pigs180.5Iowa Sheep171.6Texas Milk Goats112.8Wisconsin Chickens181.5Iowa Broilers190.6Georgia Trout, sold > 12''81.0Idaho Honey83.0North Dakota Eggs181.5Iowa Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2012)

11. Grain/Feed CropsWI Rank% US#1 State Corn for grain 93.7 Iowa Corn for silage 112.5 Wisconsin Oats 212.2 Minnesota Soybeans 142.3Iowa Wheat, all 240.8Kansas Barley 190.3N. Dakota Forage (all types) 38.4California Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2012)

12. Vegetable CropsWI Rank% US#1 State Potatoes, all36.3Idaho Dry edible beans160.3North Dakota Onions120.8California Cabbage (fresh)93.5New York Sweet Corn (fresh)121.9Florida Carrots, processing137.0Wisconsin Sweet Corn, processing319.9Minnesota Green Peas, processing316.7Washington Snap Beans, processing143.4Wisconsin Cucumbers for pickles56.1Michigan Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2012)

13. Fruit CropsWI Rank% US#1 State Cherries, tart 62.0Utah Apples 190.3Washington Strawberries 90.1California Maple syrup 82.6Vermont Cranberries 160.0Wisconsin Mint for oil 53.2Washington Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2012) Ginseng: Missing from list, WI is #1

14. NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WI AGRICULTURE Dairy is very important: milk, cheese, whey Milk cows and milk goats Field crops: silage, corn, oats, forage Vegetables: processing vegetables (sweet corn, snap beans, green peas, carrots, cucumbers), potatoes Fruits: cranberries, cherries, mint, ginseng Main Point: Wisconsin Agriculture is very diversified

15. IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE ON WI ECONOMY

16. 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) – 2 nd largest US processed vegetable industry

17. 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, but WI agriculture is quite diversified, with other important industries Ag generates about 10% of WI’s jobs and 9% of WI’s income