Data

Here are our data and graphics, organized by topic:

• Farm & tech trends
  • Trends in WI agriculture
  • Biotechnology
  • Agriculture and the environment (manure management, feeding practices)
  • Agriculture and community development
• Dairy industry
  • Trends in the dairy industry
  • Dairy entry/exit trends
  • Dairy expansion
  • Management intensive rotational grazing (MIRG)
• Land use
• Farmers' views
  • On university research and extension
  • On the dairy industry
  • On agricultural policy

Trends in WI agriculture

• Trends in United States Agriculture
  • Cash Receipts for Agriculture, United States, 1949-2001
  • Gross Receipts, Farm Expenses, and Net Farm Income, the United States, 1949-2001
• Trends in Wisconsin Agriculture
  • Wisconsin County Agricultural Trends Databook
  • Gross Receipts, Farm Expenses, and Net Farm Income in Wisconsin, 1949-2001
  • Cash Receipts of Commodity Groups, Wisconsin, 1949-2001
  • Net Cash Income, Wisconsin and the United States, 1949-2001

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Biotechnology

• The Adoption of Bt-Corn Among Wisconsin Corn Producers
• The Adoption of HT-Soybeans Among Wisconsin Soybean Producers
• The Adoption of HT-Soybeans by Size of Farm in 1999

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Agriculture and the environment (manure management, feeding practices)

• Use of Manure Management Practices on Wisconsin Dairy Farm Operations, By Size of Herd, 1997
• Availability of Land for Manure Spreading on Wisconsin Dairy Farms, By Size of Herd, 1997

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Agriculture and community development

No data available at this time

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Trends in the dairy industry

• Dairy Farm Numbers
  • Number of Farms and Dairy Farms in Wisconsin, 1959 - 1997
  • Percent Decline in the Number of Dairy Farms, Over 5-Year Period, 1950 - 2001
• Economic Indicators
  • Economic Indicators of Wisconsin's Dairy Industry, 1961 - 2001
  • Key Dairy Sector Indicators in Wisconsin, Monthly, January 1994 to July 2002
  • Aggregate Milk Sales in Wisconsin, 1960 - 2001, Nominal and Real Figures
  • Average Price Received for Milk in Wisconsin, 1950 - 2001
  • Dairy Products as Percent of All Agricultural Receipts, All Farms and Dairy Farms, 1959 - 1997
• Regional Trends
  • Percent of US Milk Production, By Region, 1950 - 1999
  • Importance of Major Dairy Regions in the US
• Technology Use
• Adoption of Various Dairy Technologies by Size of Herd, 1999

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Dairy entry/exit trends

• Estimated Number of Wisconsin Dairy Farm Entrants and Exiters, and Net Change in Dairy Farm Numbers per Year, 1978-1997
• Characteristics of entrants to dairy farming in Wisconsin, 1993-1996, Based on 1996 Wisconsin Survey of New Dairy Farm Entrants.

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Dairy expansion

• Size Structure of Wisconsin Dairy Sector, 2000
• Size Structure of Wisconsin Dairy Sector, 1998
• Average Size of Wisconsin Dairy Herds, 1950 - 1999
• Percent of Wisconsin Dairy Farms by Herd Size, 1970 - 1998
• Estimated Number of Wisconsin Dairies in Each Herd Size Class in 1998, By Herd Size in 1993

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Management intensive rotational grazing (MIRG)

• Percent of Wisconsin Dairy Farms Using MIRG
• Characteristics of Wisconsin Dairy Farmers by Grazing Management Practices
• MIRG Use Among Recent Dairy Farm Entrants
• Indicators of Well Being and Quality of Life on Wisconsin Dairy Farms, 1999

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Land use

See land use page

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Farmers' views on university research and extension

• The Need for Publicly Funded Agricultural Research Programs
• Government Supported Research: Where Should It Be Targeted?
• Research Priorities for Wisconsin Dairy Farm Operations
• Satisfaction with UW-Extension in Relation to Contact

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Farmers' views on the dairy industry

• Role of Selected Factors in the Decision to Become a Farmer
• Degree of Satisfaction with Family's Quality of Life

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Farmers' views on agricultural policy

No data available at this time.

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