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Agriculture is important to the county's economy
Agriculture provides jobs for 6,061
Manitowoc County residents.
Agriculture accounts for $836.3 million in economic activity.
Agriculture contributes $213.8 million to the county's total income.
Agriculture pays about $18.6 million in taxes. This figure does not include all property taxes paid to local schools.
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Who owns the farms?
Individuals or families- 91.1%
Family partnerships- 6.1%
Family-owned corporations- 2.5%
Non-family corporations- 0.3%
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Agriculture and the environment
Manitowoc County farmers own and manage the resources on 257,111 acres of land - 68 percent of all land in the county. This includes pastures, cropland and tree farms. Farmers implement various conservation practices to protect environmental resources and provide habitat for wildlife.
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Valuable Links
Manitowoc County Agriculture: Value and economic impact (PDF document)
The Manitowoc County UW-Extension www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/manitowoc
The agriculture "Coming Events" http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/manitowoc/ag/events.html
Agriculture Career Cluster Programs http://www.gotoltc.com/ag_cluster.shtml
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Download a copy of the to view and print information provided as PDF files.
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