In 2022, Rock County led all Wisconsin counties in total soybean production, with 5.95 million bushels according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. 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 60.0 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 30.0 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.
Categories: Wisconsin, Crops, Soybeans