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Cropland, pasture rental rates noted in report

Non-irrigated cropland cash rent averaged $158 per acre in Wisconsin during 2024, $7 higher than 2023, according to the latest report released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Pasture rented for cash averaged $41 per acre, $3.50 above 2023. Lafayette County had the highest cash rent for non-irrigated cropland at $261 per acre, followed by Grant County at $244 per acre. Dane, Kewaunee and Green rounded out the top five published counties. Douglas County, at $14 per acre, had the lowest average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland. Rock had the highest published pasture cash rent at $69 per acre, followed by Lafayette at $65 per acre. Bayfield County had the lowest pasture cash rent at $10 per acre.