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Portage County Ag Statistics

Crop Field in Portage County

Portage County Agriculture: Value & Economic Impact Brochure (PDF, 295 KB)

From 2007 Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Publication (Statistics for 2006 unless otherwise indicated)

Total Farm Numbers

Data from 2002 USDA – NASS Census of Agriculture

Total Farms:  1,197
Average Size of Farm: 244 Acres

Land in Farms: 292,109 Acres
Total Cropland: 211,222 Acres
Irrigated Cropland:  92,330 Acres

Value of Ag Products sold:  $138,949,000

Agronomic Crops

Corn for Grain
Total Corn Planted: 45,000 Acres
Grain Harvested: 31,800 Acres
Yield per Acre: 139 Bushels
Production: 4,430,000 Bushels

Corn for Silage
Total Corn Planted: 45,000 Acres
Silage Harvested: 12,800 Acres
Yield Per Acre: 14 Tons
Production: 176,000 Tons

Oats
Oats Planted: 6,500 Acres
Oats Harvested: 1,000 Acres
Yield per Acre: 42 Bushels
Production: 42,000 Bushels

Soybeans
Soybeans Planted: 12,700 Acres
Soybeans Harvested: 12.600 Acres
Yield per Acre: 43 Bushels
Production: 536,000 Bushels

Forage

Harvested: 52,000
Yield per Acre: 3.10 Tons
Production: 158,800 Tons

All Alfalfa Hay

Harvested: 43,600 Acres
Yield Per Acre: 3.30 Tons
Production: 144,600 Tons

Dairy

Herds (Grade A): 152
Herds (Grade B): 24
TOTAL HERDS: 176
# of Cows: 13,300
Milk per Cow: 17,600 lbs
Production: 234,080,000 lbs

Vegetables

Snap Beans for Processing
Portage County is #1 Producer in State
Wisconsin is #1 Producer in Nation
Snap Beans Planted: 16,000 Acres
Snap Beans Harvested: 15,700 Acres
Yield per Acre: 5.6 Tons
Production: 87,700 Tons

Potatoes
Portage County is #1 Producer in State
Wisconsin is #3 Producer in Nation
Potatoes Planted: 17,700 Acres
Potatoes Harvested: 17,700 Acres
Yield per Acre: 510 Hundredweight
Production: 9,042,000 Hundredweight

Sweet Corn for Processing
Portage County is #1 Producer in State
Wisconsin is #3 Producer in Nation
Sweet Corn Planted: 26,900 Acres
Sweet Corn Harvested: 26,200 Acres
Yield per Acre: 7.9 Tons
Production: 206,900 Tons

Green Peas for Processing
Portage County is #2 Producer in State
Wisconsin is #3 Producer in Nation
Green Peas Planted: 4,400 Acres
Green Peas Harvested: 4,300 Acres
Yield per Acre: 2.1 Tons
Production: 9,000 Tons

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