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A farm in Marquette County. Agriculture is a significant sector in Wisconsin's economy, producing nearly $104 billion in revenue annually. [1] The significance of the state's agricultural production is exemplified by the depiction of a Holstein cow, an ear of corn, and a wheel of cheese on Wisconsin's state quarter design. [2]
University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: University of Wisconsin: Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison Botany Garden and Greenhouse: University of Wisconsin: Madison: Yerkes Observatory (50 acre Olmsted-designed landscape) Williams Bay, WI
The Fromm Brothers Fur and Ginseng Farm is a farm complex in the Town of Hamburg, Marathon County, Wisconsin where four brothers pioneered ginseng farming starting in 1904, and used the profits to develop silver fox farming. By 1929 they were the world's largest producer of both products.
Fountain Lake Farm, also known as the Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir, is a historic farm and National Historic Landmark in rural Montello, Wisconsin, United States. The landmark covers part of the farm that was the home of pioneering conservationist John Muir from 1849 to 1856 and 1860 to 1862. Covering 80 acres (32 ha), the landmarked area ...
Gravely, of Brillion, Wisconsin, is a manufacturer of powered lawn and garden implements which it describes as "walk-behind, zero turn and outfront mowers". [1] It started as a manufacturer of "walk-behind" or two-wheel tractors.
A huge proposed Wisconsin solar farm would encroach on the breeding grounds of prairie chickens, an already threatened species, conservationists say.
The Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm is a historic farm on Levee Road in rural Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.The property was acquired in the 1930s as a family summer retreat by the noted conservationist and writer Aldo Leopold and is the landscape that inspired his conservation ethic and the writing of his best-known work, A Sand County Almanac.
As of 2020, Wisconsin produces 26% of all cheese in the US, totaling 3.39 billion pounds (1.54 × 10 ^ 9 kg) of cheese in the last year. [13] A worker in a New Glarus cheese factory places a Wisconsin stamp on wheels of cheese (1922) Wisconsin cheesemakers produce hundreds of varieties. [14]