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Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation AG Wire - and weather

14.04.09

RETAIL FOOD PRICES DECREASE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE QUARTER

Wisconsin's retail food prices have fallen by over 3 percent since the end of 2008.  The Wisconsin Farm Bureau's ‘Market Basket' quarterly survey found the average cost of 20 basic food items totaled $55.85 in the first quarter of 2009.  That was a $2.06 decrease from the survey's average price of $57.91 in the fourth quarter of 2008.  It marks the survey's second straight quarterly decrease, as prices fell in the last quarter of 2008 by nearly 2 percent.  Farm Bureau tracks the retail price of 20 food items in 26 communities across the state.  Prices for dairy products all saw significant decreases in the first quarter of 2009.  A pound of butter was $3.31, almost 8-percent less than the fourth quarter of 2008.  A pound of mild cheddar cheese dropped 20-cents (4.9 percent) to $3.95 in the same time period and a gallon of whole milk dropped 34-cents to $2.90, nearly 11 percent less than Q4 2008.  Other items decreasing in the Market Basket survey were Red Delicious apples, down 18-cents per pound (11.5 percent) to $1.44; a 10-pound bag of Wisconsin potatoes decreased over 9 percent to $3.90 and a pound of bone-in ham was $1.89, 43-cents (18.4 percent) less than Q4 2008.  Farmers receive about 19 percent of every dollar spent on food at home and away from home.  Applying that number to the Market Basket total shows that of the $55.85 total for Q1 2009; the average farmer would get $10.  For the full release, click here .

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Anyone know where to learn how to farm in Illinois or Wisconsin? Any farms for sale in these states?

Jun 22, 2007 by russ r | Posted in Other - US Local Businesses

Looking to buy cheap farm land to use for growing healthy/local food for myself, family and community.

As far as "cheap" farmland.... it depends on what your definition of cheap is. On an average, farmland is going to run you anywhere from $3,500 - $10,000 per acre in IL. Some could be higher depending upon how close to the major metropolitan areas you want to be. Iowa would be a little less. On an average over there, you can find farm land from $1,500 to $4,000 per acre.
The biggest variance is going to be how close the "the city" you want to be. Let me know if you have more detailed info. I'm a prior farmgirl from IA. who now lives in the city and is a real estate appraiser / realtor.
Tracy

Tracy B | Jun 22, 2007

Is there a farm in Wisconsin that serves breakfast to visitors?

Jul 22, 2008 by Jean S | Posted in Other - United States

Day on a farm type of thing?

Hi,
I think what you are actually referring to are what we call "breakfast on the farm" and that is where it is the best farms in Wisconsin by rating from the government...have a huge breakfast bash and learning experiences for all ages.
These usually take place in the month of June.
If you are looking for a stay somewhere with a farm breakfast I will suuggest these then.

http://www.whitefishbayfarm.com/

http://www.americancountryfarm-bedandbreakfast.com/

http://www.peachtreefarm.com/

http://www.bnblist.com/wi/sunnyfield_farm/

http://yestobliss.com/inns/SeptemberFarmsBedBreakfast_LaValle_WI.html

http://www.littledalefarm.com/

http://www.hillwindfarm.com/activit.htm

http://www.greencounty.org/festivals.iml

army_sister71 | Jul 22, 2008

When you hear that someone is from Wisconsin, do you think they lived on a dairy farm?

Oct 25, 2006 by cannonball | Posted in Other - Arts & Humanities

Pretty much everyone generalizes about states. I even did it. You'd be surprised about some states. Connecticut and Mass have some hard ghettos. I never knew that until I visited recently. I am from Wisconsin and I come from a crappy heavily populated rust belt type industrial area in the southeast corner just south of Milwaukee. It had plenty of ghetto to go around. It wasn't southside Chicago ghetto for sure, but it wasn't Malibu or a dairy farm either.
To Nunya:

Hartford and Boston have their rough areas. That is almost common knowledge.

I know better, because I'm from Milwaukee. But sure, I might tend to generalize about other states' denizens as well. East coast - rich. West coast - new age granola earth muffins. South - you know. Louisiana - Voodoo priest or priestess. Etc.

RuneAmok | Oct 26, 2006