Wisconsin Agriculture

When most people think about Wisconsin agriculture, they immediately think of cheese. And while the Badger State is justified in its reputation as America’s Dairyland, the state’s agriculture industry encompasses so much more. Wisconsin agriculture contributes a whopping $104.8 billion to the state’s economy annually and provides jobs in fields such as management and business, science and engineering, forestry production, communications, and more.

Hardworking farmers operate 58,200 farms in Wisconsin covering 13.8 million acres of land. These farms produce some of the state’s top commodities, which include milk, corn, cattle and calves, soybeans, potatoes, cranberries and more. And though they may not make the top 10, other important commodities rank Wisconsin first in the nation, including ginseng, snap beans for processing, mink pelts, corn for silage, dry whey and milk goats.