Agriculture: Data and Statistics : Wisconsin
This guide provides links to compiled statistics and research data products concerning agriculture in Wisconsin, the United States, and internationally.
Wisconsin State Statistics, Bulletins & Census
- Census of Agriculture for Wisconsin, 2022Statistics include size of farm, tenure, age and occupation of farm operators, type of organization, inventory and value of products sold, crops, livestock, and their products, etc.
- Export Statistics, DATCPSummary statistics provided by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection as obtained from WISERTrade. Follow links to quarterly and full year highlights.
- Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics, DATCPSummary statistics reported by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Wisconsin Field Office, NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service), USDAIncludes county estimates, and reports on dairy, crops, land sales, livestock, and vegetables.
Wisconsin Crops
- Crop Progress and Condition (online)2001-present
- Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics, County Series 1-71Wisconsin Crop and Livestock Reporting Service, [1939-1942]. Note: Digitized copies are available via HathiTrust (follow link from catalog record).
- Wisconsin Crop and Livestock ReporterDigitized reports, 1924-1963.
Wisconsin Dairy, Other Livestock
- Dairy, Wisconsin Ag News, Wisconsin Field Office, NASS, USDA, (online)Product reports, prices, herds, production, specialty cheese. Includes links to historical data series and other surveys.
Cheese
- Cheese Statistics, Wisconsin Cheese, Dairy Farmers of WisconsinStatistics informing infographics are drawn from NASS, USDA reports.
Cranberry
- Cranberries, Annual Summary, Wisconsin Field Office, NASS, USDAScoll to "Fruit" to open Wisconsin Ag News, Cranberries.
- Cranberries, Report Archive, ESMIS, USDAReport presents data on cranberry production by states; includes acreage, yield, production, utilization, price, and value for previous two years' crops by states. Most recent report posted to site is from 2017.
- Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts Reports, ESMIS, USDAPreliminary and annual summaries of acreage, yield, production, use, price and value by states of the non-citrus fruit and nut crop by state. Statistics provided in the report include fruit bearing acreage, yield, utilized and unutilized production, price, and value by crop, and prices received, and area harvested.
Climate and Weather
- National Weather ServiceCurrent forecasts and historic data.
- WisconetThe Wisconsin Environmental Mesonet (Wisconet) is a growing network of weather and soil monitoring stations across Wisconsin, designed to provide high quality data at high spatial and temporal resolutions.
- Wisconsin State Climatology OfficePart of UW-Madison’s Rural Partnerships Institute, the office collects, analyzes, and shares climate information with communities while leading the way in climate science education and research. Data includes historic climate data.
Analysis and Reporting, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2024 Agricultural Outlook Forum, Renk Agribusiness InstituteForum archive with links to publications and playlists of its speakers. See also for past forums: https://renk.aae.wisc.edu/past-ag-outlook-forum-archive/
- Contribution of Agriculture to the Wisconsin Economy (2017 updates)Report plus summary fact-sheets as authored by AAE Professor, Steven Deller.
- EDA University CenterJoint effort by the Economic Development Administration (US Dept. of Commerce) and the Division of Extension to increase the availability of Wisconsin-applicable data and research to the state’s municipal, county, and tribal governments, along with the economic development community. Find data reports, publication series.
- Status of Wisconsin Agriculture (print archive)Outlook report for Wisconsin agriculture published by the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics (2001-2018).
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