An updated study shows Wisconsin’s total agricultural economic impact has grown. Patrick Geoghegan with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin says, “The overall impact of agriculture in Wisconsin has grown from 88 billion in 2012 to 104.8 billion today. Overall growth in dairy, for example, has grown from 43.4 billion in 2012 to 45.6 billion today.”
Geoghegan tells Brownfield the report from the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics and the Extension shows dairy alone now generates 45.6 billion dollars annually.
