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A USDA statistician says the Census of Ag shows Wisconsin is a very diverse state, but the dairy industry remains the state’s ag leader.
Greg Bussler says, “Wisconsin farms in 2017 sold 11.4 billion dollars worth of ag products. Milk accounted for 45% of the sales along with grains, cattle, vegetables, poultry, and eggs.”

Bussler tells Brownfield the census also showed organic farming is continuing to grow in Wisconsin. “The number of organic farms (was) up 30% and the value of organic sales more than doubled.”

The average age of farmers is going up, but Bussler says Wisconsin is bucking that trend.

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