The total number of farms in Wisconsin in 2023 was 58,500 farms, unchanged from 2022 according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the agency’s latest summary, the total land in farms for Wisconsin during 2023 was 13.8 million acres.
Wisconsin\u2019s average farm size in 2023 was 236 acres, unchanged from 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The number of farms in the U.S. is estimated at 1,894,950. That number is down 5,700 farms from 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The number of farms decreased in all sales classes except the $1 million or more sales class. In 2023, 48.3 percent of all farms had less than $10,000 in sales and 79.0 percent of all farms had less than $100,000 in sales. In 2023, 9.7 percent of all farms had sales of $500,000 or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Total land in farms, at just under 878.6 million acres, decreased 1.1 million acres from 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The biggest change for 2023 is that producers in Sales Class $1 million or more operated nearly 14.2 million more acres than in 2022. In 2023, 26.2 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with less than $100,000 in sales, while 49.8 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with sales of $500,000 or more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The average farm size for 2023 is 464 acres, up from 463 acres the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"