Wisconsin Agriculture Overview By Wisconsin Governor's Conference on Tourism Aug 14, 2006, 13:15 PST

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If you think about Wisconsin, one of the first things that probably pops into your mind is cheese. Learn about Wisconsin's famous cheese industry as well as it's other top agricultural products...

Wisconsin's Cranberry Industry - Image courtesy of WI Department of Toursim

• Known as “America’s Dairyland,” Wisconsin’s 1.3 million dairy cows produce a year’s supply of milk for nearly 42 million people, butter for 68 million, and cheese for 86 million.
  
  
• Wisconsin is first in the nation in total cheese production.
  
  
• Chalet Cheese Co-op in Monroe is the only cheese factory in the United States that still makes the notoriously odd-smelling limburger variety of cheese.
  
  
• Wisconsin is the nation’s leading cranberry producer, accounting for nearly 48 percent of the nation’s total crop.
  
  
• Wisconsin is the nation’s leading producer of ginseng and 8th in honey production.
  
  
• The Dane County Farmers’ Market in Madison is a 30-year old farmers market held on Capitol Square from April through November, and is the largest farmers’ market in the United States.

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