The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service numbers are in for row crop estimates by county in 2022.
Taking a look at soybeans, Rock County led all Wisconsin counties in total soybean production, with 5.95 million bushels. Dodge (5.36 million), Dane (5.26 million), Grant (5.24 million) and Lafayette (4.43 million) rounded out the top five counties with the highest production.
Statewide, nine counties averaged at least 60 bushels per acre. Lafayette County had the highest yield with an average of 67.6 bushels per acre. Grant (65.2), Green (64.8), Dodge (63.9), and Iowa (62.2) rounded out the top five highest yielding counties. Bayfield County recorded the lowest average yield at 30 bushels per acre. Yields are calculated by dividing a county’s production by its area harvested. Only published estimates were considered in rankings of counties.
Dane County was the highest–ranking county for corn for grain production with 28.8 million bushels produced. Rock, Grant, Dodge, and Lafayette rounded out the top five. Columbia was the sixth county with production of more than 20 million bushels.
Lafayette led all counties with an average yield of 217.5 bushels per acre. Grant (211.3), Rock (204.8), Green (199.1), and Dane (197.4) counties rounded out the top five. Four other counties surpassed the 190 bushel mark in 2022, which included Dodge, Walworth, Columbia, and Jefferson.
And Marathon County led all Wisconsin counties in total corn silage production with 1,057,000 tons. Manitowoc (1,027,000), Dane (957,000), Fond du Lac (929,000), and Clark (823,000) rounded out the top five highest–producing counties.
Dane, Buffalo, and Lafayette Counties tied for the highest yield, with an average of 26.5 tons per acre harvested. Grant, Richland, and Columbia had the next highest yield, at 25.5 tons per acre.
Leave a Reply