Wisconsin producers in the East Central District chopped 4.29 million tons of corn silage in 2019, representing 24 percent of the State total, according to estimates released by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The South Central District produced 2.89 million tons of silage, accounting for 16 percent of the State total.
Clark County was the top corn silage county in Wisconsin with 781,000 tons of corn silage produced. Manitowoc, Brown, Kewaunee, and Green rounded out the top five.
Pepin County had the highest average yield, at 24.0 tons per acre. St. Croix and Washburn Counties had the next highest yields at 21.5 and 21.0 tons per acre, respectively. Five counties had average yields of 20.0 or more tons per acre.
Yields are derived from production divided by area harvested. Only published estimates were considered in rankings of districts and counties.
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