Wisconsin county cash rental data for 2021 has been released from the USDA National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) Upper Midwest Regional Office.

Non-irrigated cropland rent averaged $133.00 per acre in Wisconsin during 2021,  a decrease of $5.00 from 2020 according to the latest report released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cash rent paid for pasture in Wisconsin averaged $37.00 per acre in 2021, an increase of $2.00 from 2020.  Lafayette County had the highest published average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland, at $214.00 per acre, followed by Grant County, at $210.00 per acre.  The highest published pasture cash rent was $61.00 per acre in Lafayette County and Rock County.  Manitowoc, Racine, and Dane were the only other counties above $50.00 per acre for pasture rental. Agriculture statistics presented are for public use, and can be useful data for agricultural agreements, including determining fair rental rates and contracts.

To view the full USDA NASS report and find more information about agriculture pricing, leasing and contracts visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension’s Farm Management Program topic page farms.extension.wisc.edu/article-topic/pricing-and-contracts