DR. PAUL D. MITCHELL418 TAYLOR HALL

265-6514PDMITCHELL@WISC.EDU

OVERVIEW OF WISCONSIN AGRICULTURE

AAE 320: FARMING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

WISCONSIN AGRICULTURE

• Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics 2013 (for 2012)http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Wisconsin/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/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

WI FARMS BY ANNUAL SALES 2012

Gross Value of SalesNumber

of Farms% ofTotal

AverageSize (ac)

$1,000-$9,999 36,800 48% 60$10,000-$99,999 20,600 27% 146$100,000-$249,999 9,200 12% 272$250,000-$499,999 5,900 8% 458> $500,000 4,300 6% 1,070Total for WI 76,800 100% 195

48%

27%

12%

8%

6%

$1,000-$9,999

$10,000-$99,999

$100,000-$249,999

$250,000-$499,999

$500,000 & over

WI FARMS BY ANNUAL SALES 2012

NUMBER OF WI FARMS BY ANNUAL GROSS SALES 2007-2012

Gross Sales ($1,000’s) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012$1 - $10 36,000 39,000 38,800 38,300 37,500 36,800

$10 - $100 21,300 20,500 20,500 20,900 20,400 20,600

$100 - $250 11,600 9,300 9,400 9,000 9,300 9,200

$250 - $500 4,400 5,200 5,500 5,700 5,500 5,900

> $500 2,700 4,000 3,800 4,100 4,300 4,300

Total 76,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 77,000 76,800

> $100 18,700 18,500 18,700 18,800 19,100 19,400

> $250 7,100 9,200 9,300 9,800 9,800 10,200

Gross Sales ($1,000’s) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012$1 to $10 76 69 62 63 61 60

$10 to $100 159 161 156 153 147 146

$100 to $250 302 290 287 278 280 272

$250 to $500 479 500 509 491 473 458 > $500 1,114 975 1,079 1,049 1,047 1,070Total 194 195 195 195 195 195

Average Acres per WI Farm by Annual Gross Sales 2007-2012

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

% OF TOTAL WI FARM REVENUE (CASH RECEIPTS) BY COMMODITY CATEGORY 2007-

2012

2006

2007 2008 2009

2010

2011 2012

Milk 44% 52% 46% 43% 46% 45% 43%

Livestock 23% 18% 18% 20% 20% 18% 19%

Grains 18% 16% 19% 21% 23% 27% 28%

Vegetables

6% 5% 6% 7% 5% 5% 5%

Fruits 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2%

WISCONSIN IS A MAJOR DAIRY STATE (2012)

Dairy WI Rank % US #1 State

Milk production 2 13.6 California

Cheese, total 1 25.6 Wisconsin American 1 19.0 Wisconsin Muenster 1 34.7 Wisconsin

Mozzarella 2 26.3 California Italian 2 30.3 California

Dry whey (food) 1 30.6 Wisconsin

Livestock WI Rank % US #1 State

Cattle and calves 9 3.9 Texas

Milk cows 2 13.8 California

Hogs and Pigs 18 0.5 Iowa

Sheep 17 1.6 Texas

Milk Goats 1 12.8 Wisconsin

Chickens 18 1.5 Iowa

Broilers 19 0.6 Georgia

Trout, sold > 12'' 8 1.0 Idaho

Honey 8 3.0 North Dakota

Eggs 18 1.5 Iowa

Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2012)

Grain/Feed Crops WI Rank % US #1 State

Corn for grain 9 3.7 Iowa

Corn for silage 1 12.5 Wisconsin

Oats 2 12.2 Minnesota

Soybeans 14 2.3 Iowa

Wheat, all 24 0.8 Kansas

Barley 19 0.3N.

Dakota

Forage (all types) 3 8.4 California

Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2012)

Vegetable Crops WI Rank % US #1 State

Potatoes, all 3 6.3 Idaho

Dry edible beans 16 0.3 North Dakota

Onions 12 0.8 California

Cabbage (fresh) 9 3.5 New York

Sweet Corn (fresh) 12 1.9 Florida

Carrots, processing 1 37.0 Wisconsin

Sweet Corn, processing 3 19.9 Minnesota

Green Peas, processing 3 16.7 Washington

Snap Beans, processing 1 43.4 Wisconsin

Cucumbers for pickles 5 6.1 Michigan

Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2012)

Fruit Crops WI Rank % US #1 State

Cherries, tart 6 2.0 Utah

Apples 19 0.3Washingto

n

Strawberries 9 0.1 California

Maple syrup 8 2.6 Vermont

Cranberries 1 60.0 Wisconsin

Mint for oil 5 3.2Washingto

n

Wisconsin’s Place in US Agriculture (2012)

Ginseng: Missing from list, WI is #1

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

IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE ON WI ECONOMY

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

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