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68,700
Number of farms |
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210 acres
Average size of a Wisconsin farm |
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14,400,000 acres
Land in Wisconsin farms |
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1st
Wisconsin leads the nation in production of snap beans, cranberries, and carrots for processing |
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1,800,000
Christmas tress Wisconsin growers harvest each year |
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650
Different varieties, types and styles of cheese produced by Wisconsin cheese makers |
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1st
Wisconsin leads the U.S. in both the number and diversity of dairy farms; the state ranks #1 in dairy goats |
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4,000,000 acres
Corn acres in 2017, -1.23% vs 2016
178 bu/acre
Corn yield in 2016, +14 bu/acre vs. 2015 |
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2,150,000 acres
Soybean acres in 2017, +10.25% vs. 2016
55 bu/acre
Soybean yield in 2016, +5.5 bu/acre vs. 2015 |
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220,000 acres
Wheat acres in 2017, -18.52% vs. 2016
79 bu/acre
Wheat yield in 2016, +5.0 bu/acre vs. 2015 |