Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Wisconsin: Latest ag stats



The latest USDA Census of Agriculture was just released.

Wisconsin statistics:

  • # of farms in 2007: 78,463 (#9 in U.S.A.)

  • # of farms in 2002: 77,131

  • # of acres in farms 2007: 15,190,804

  • # of acres in farms 2002: 15,741,552

  • Average # of acres per farm 2007: 194

  • Average # of acres per farm 2002: 204

  • Commodities raised and delivered under production contracts (vegetables, melons and potatoes) - 527 farms (#2 in USA)

Organic agriculture:

  • 1,443 farms (#2 in USA)

  • 147,120 acres (#4 in USA)

  • $80,630,000 product sold (#4 in USA)

North American Industry Classification System:

  • Oilseed and grain farming: 13,508 farms

  • Vegetable and melon farming: 1,645 farms

  • Fruit and tree nut farming: 1,320 farms

  • Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture operation: 2,147 farms

  • Other crop farming: 22,081 farms (#5 in USA)

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming: 11,593 farms

  • Cattle feedlots: 2,485

  • Dairy cattle and milk production: 13,081 farms (#1 in USA)

  • Hog and pig farming: 989 farms

  • Poultry and egg production: 2,297 farms

  • Sheep and goat farming: 1,501 farms

  • Animal aquaculture or other animal production: 5,816 farms - including 828 farms with colonies of bees
Specific crops:
  • Asparagus - 244 acres (#6 in USA)

  • Green lima beans - 3,435 acres (#3 in USA)

  • Snap beans - 70,885 acres (#1 in USA)

  • Beets - 2,784 acres (#1 in USA)

  • Head cabbage - 5,990 acres (#6 in USA)

  • Carrots - 3,988 acres (#4 in USA)

  • Cucumbers and pickles - 6,084 acres (#8 in USA)

  • Ginseng - 554 acres (#1 in USA)

  • Peas, Chinese (sugar and snow) - 69 acres (#5 in USA)

  • Green peas (excluding Southern) - 37,405 acres (#3 in USA)

  • Potatoes - 63,933 acres (#4 in USA)

  • Pumpkins - 3,600 acres (#8 in USA)

  • Winter squash 823 acres (#8 in USA)

  • Sweet corn - 91,218 acres (#3 in USA)

  • Corn for grain - 437,174,706 bushels

  • Corn for silage or greenchop - 11,645,140 tons (#2 in USA)

  • Mint for oil, All (pounds) - 325,782 (#5 in USA)

  • Oats for grain - 11,122,339 bushels

  • Soybeans for beans - 54,701,222 bushels

  • Sunflower seed - 4,449,621 pounds

  • Apples - 6,406 acres (#7 in USA)

  • Cherries - 2,567 acres (#3 in USA)

  • Cranberries - 18,696 acres (#1 in USA)

  • Currants - 11 acres (#4 in USA)

  • Raspberries - 286 acres (#9 in USA)

  • Aquatic plants - 1,342,175 dollars in sales (#7 in USA)

  • Flower seeds - 1,718,916 dollars in sales (#4 in USA)

  • Greenhouse fruits and berries - 28,927 dollars in sales (#4 in USA)

  • Mushrooms - 2,057,661 dollars in sales (#4 in USA)

  • Maple syrup - 108,108 gallons produced (#4 in USA)

  • Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, dry equivalent) - 8,528,063 (#3 in USA)

  • Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) - 3,673,619 (#6 in USA)

  • All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop - 8,446,369 green tons (#1 in USA)

  • Hay, haylage, grass silage, and greenchop - 8,528,063 dry tons (#4 in USA)

  • Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa mixtures (tons, green) - 7,931,573 (#1 in USA)

  • Honey - 4,167,522 pounds collected
Inputs:
  • Manure - 2,011,176 acres treated

  • Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners - 6,988,477 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control weeds, grass, or brush - 5,227,166 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control insects - 2,125,800 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control diseases in crops and orchards - 251,421 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control nematodes - 128,798 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate - 67,308 acres treated

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