U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Regional Field Office
NASSRFOUMR@nass.usda.gov
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Wisconsin has 9 percent
of the nation’s organic
farms.
The top 10 states were:
1. California with 2,805
2. Wisconsin with 1,228
3. New York with 917
4. Washington with 716
5. Pennsylvania with 679
6. Iowa with 612
7. Vermont with 542
8. Ohio with 541
9. Oregon with 525
10. Maine with 517
2014 ORGANIC SURVEY
Wisconsin Highlights
The 2014 Organic Survey included all known farm operators who produced
organic crops and/or livestock. The 2014 Organic Survey results provide
acreage, production, and sales data for a variety of organic crops, as well as
inventory and sales data for selected organic livestock commodities. In addition, data for land in farms, participation in federal farm programs, and marketing practices on organic farms are included in the full report at:
http://agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/Organic_Survey/
First Point of Sales for
Wisconsin Farms
Farms
% of
Sales
1,032
58
Regionally
363
31
Nationally
90
11
8
<1
Point of Sale
Locally
Internationally
Marketing
Wisconsin has a total
of 228,605 organic
acres, 117,795 of those
acres are harvested as
field crops.
Consumer
Direct Sales
Wholesale market sales accounted for 85 percent
of the sales from Wisconsin organic farms. This
is higher than the National rate of 78 percent.
Consumer direct sales accounted for 10 percent
of sales while direct-to-retail sales accounted for
5 percent. National percentages were 8 for consumer direct sales and 14 for direct-to-retail
sales.
Wholesale
Market Sales
Direct-toRetail Sales
Wisconsin
Of the 1,228 Wisconsin organic farms, the average
production expenses per
farm were $111,226, compared with the U.S. average
of $280,722.
Organic Crops
Number
of Farms
Other Fruits, Tree Nuts, and Berries (Total)
Harvested
Acres
Production
Gross Value
of Sales
88
372
NA
3,324,968
9
177
11,760
2,582,000
47
107
441,018
189,018
909
117,795
NA
25,748,003
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures (tons)
444
29,367
107,297
6,369,596
Corn for Grain (bushels)
539
21,408
2,129,423
9,352,760
Corn for Silage or Greenchop (tons)
224
7,823
105,190
656,998
Oats (bushels)
198
5,073
261,965
758,577
Soybeans (bushels)
145
5,933
155,952
2,613,299
Wheat, All (bushels)
103
2,804
124,376
1,059,997
334
3,855
NA
17,386,828
Cranberries (barrels)
All Apples (pounds)
All Field Crops
All Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons
(NA) Production not available because not all commodities were reported in the same units, due to the variety of commodities.
Wisconsin produced 10%
of the organic cow’s milk
and 22% of the organic
goat’s milk sold in the U.S.
in 2014.
Sixty-one percent of the Nation’s organic cranberries were grown in Wisconsin. Organic
cranberry sales were up 9 percent from 2008. Organic blueberry and strawberry sales
both increased from 2008 by 179 and 43 percent, respectively.
On December 31, Wisconsin producers had 25,758 dairy cows on hand, and ranked second behind California in organic dairy cow inventory. Organic cow milk production increased 9 percent from 2008, to 357.2 million pounds. Organic milk value of sales increased as well, by 30 percent from 2008, to 110.5 million dollars in total sales.
Organic Livestock
Inventory
December 31,
2014
Number
of Farms
Gross Value
of Sales
Beef Cows
94
2,128
535,466
Goats and Kids
27
600
30,795
Sheep and Lambs
24
301
27,205
Hogs and Pigs
34
1,278
1,041,626
Layers
121
359,815
104,889
Milk Cows
429
25,758
8,721,893
Other Cattle
517
24,536
10,465,037
Organic Livestock and Poultry Products
Number
of Farms
Production
Gross Value
of Sales
Milk from Cows (Lbs)
424
357,206,685
110,533,982
Chicken Eggs (Doz)
106
7,408,166
16,633,835
9
490,800
204,680
Milk from Goats (Lbs)
(D) Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
The complete, 592-page report can be found online at: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov.