Best Midwestern state to farm in? (farmland, grain, soil, lumber)
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I'm sure we all know that the Midwest (and the Great Plains) are the bread and butter of farmland for this country, producing milk, cheese, soybeans, hemp, rice, grain, and corn. I guess I thought I'd just toss this out there....if I were a farmer, and was looking for a Midwestern state to farm in, which one would you recommend...Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, or Michigan? I have heard that Wisconsin and Iowa have some very rich farmland....which of these states would you recommend? All 8 of these I know are CRUCIAL for the production of corn.
Iowa and Illinois seem to have soil that allows MANY types of farming. Other states seem to specialize in only growing certain things. I could be wrong, but the soil out here seems perfect for just about anything (that can tolerate the winter temps). Correct me if Im wrong...
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I have heard that Wisconsin and Iowa have some very rich farmland....
You'll actually find the farms of Wisconsin are pretty heavily concentrated in the southern half of the state. For starters, a good portion of Western Wisconsin is pretty difficult to farm because it was not glaciated, meaning it's very hilly. There are still farms there, but not big corporate mega-farms that spread as far as the eye can see like in Illinois/Iowa/Missouri/etc. Second, the winters in upper Wisconsin are so long that the growing season would not be long enough to make it worth the while. The most important agricultural product upstate is lumber. Lots of cranberry bogs up north too. Ocean Spray has a pretty big growing operation up in Oneida County, and a plant in Wisconsin Rapids. Cranberry products of every type are pretty common up north: cranberry wine, cranberry mustard, cranberry potpourri, cranberry chutney, cranberry incense, yogurt-covered cranberry raisins, et cetera. I'm surprised they don't sell cranberry underarm deodorant up there. Someone's probably working on it.
I know, it kind of surprised me. I was thinking the best production of corn would be Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio and such. Of which Iowa was the only one that made the list.
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