MINNESOTA 2006 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Foreword.......................................... …………………………………1

State Rankings ……………………………………………………….2

County Rankings ……………………………………………………..3

Crop Highlights ……………………………………………………….4

Livestock Highlights …………………………………….....................5

Record Highs            . ………………………………………………...6

Production Records            . ................................................................7

Farm Numbers ……………………………………………………….8

Weather Summary …………………………………………………...9

Median Frost Dates ………………………………………………...10

Monthly Precipitation ………………………………………………..11

CROPS

Planting and Harvesting Dates ……………………………………12-13

Crop Summary ………………………………………………………14

Historical Crop Data:

   Corn, Soybeans, Oats, Barley ……………………………………15

   Wheat, Flaxseed, Sugarbeet s……………………………………16

   Sunflowers, Canola, Hay ………………………………………….17

   Dry Edible Beans …………………………………………………18

   Sweet Corn, Green Peas, Onions, Carrots, Apples,

   Wild Rice …………………………………………………………..19

   Potatoes …………………………………………………………...20

Floriculture …………………………………………………………...21

County Estimates:

   Corn ……………………………………………………………….22-23

   Corn for Silage …………………………………………………...24-25

   Soybeans …………………………………………………………26-27

   All Wheat ………………………………………………………….28-29

   Spring Wheat …………………………………………………….30-31

   Canola ……………………………………………………………..31

   Oats ………………………………………………………………32-33

   All Hay ……………………………………………………………34-35

   Alfalfa Hay ………………………………………………………..36-37

   Barley and Barley Varieties …………………………………….38-39

   Potatoes …………………………………………………………...40

   Sugarbeets ………………………………………………………...41

   Dry Edible Beans ………………………………………………….42

   All Sunflowers ……………………………………………………...43

   Oil Sunflowers ……………………………………………………..44

   Flaxseed …………………………………………………………...44

   Sweet Corn for Processing ………………………………………45

   Green Peas for Processing ………………………………………46

Objective Yield Data for Corn, Soybeans, Spring Wheat ………..47

Grain Storage Capacity ………………………………………….…48

Grain and Hay Stocks ……………………………………………....49

LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, POULTRY

Livestock Summary …………………………………………………50

Operations by Size Groups ………………………………………...51

Inventory and Values ………………………………………………..52

Cattle and Calves, Production and Income …………………….....53

Cattle, Sheep County Estimates …………………………………54-55

Beef Cows, Milk Cows County Estimates……………………….56-57

Dairy Summary …………………………………………………….58-59

Milk Cows and Milk Production County Estimates           ……....60-61

Dairy Farm Numbers by County ……………………………………62

Hogs and Pigs ………………………………………………………63

Hogs and Pigs County Estimates ………………………………..64-65

Sows Farrowed and Pig Crop ……………………………………..66

Sheep, Lambs, and Wool …………………………………………..67

Commercial Livestock Slaughter …………………………………..68

Poultry Summary ……………………………………………………69

Poultry and Eggs, Production and Value ………………………..70-71

Mink Pelt Production ……………………………………………….72

Honey Production and Value ………………………………………72

ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL

Exports………………………………………………………………73

Land Values ……………………………………………………….73-74

Cropland Cash Rent ………………………………………………..74

Farm Income and Expenses ……………………………………….75

Cash Receipts from Marketings …………………………………...76

Farm Balance Sheet ………………………………………………..77

Crop Prices ………………………………………………………..78-79

Crop Marketings ……………………………………………………80

Livestock Prices …………………………………………………...81-82

Dairy Prices …………………………………………………………83

Egg Prices …………………………………………………………..83

Farm Labor ………………………………………………………….84

Fertilizer Usage ……………………………………………………..85

Agricultural Chemical Usage:

   Oats ………………………………………………………………..85

   Corn ………………………………………………………………..86

   Fall Potatoes ………………………………………………………87

Cost of Production:

   Corn and Soybeans ………………………………………………88

   Wheat and Barley …………………………………………………89

   Oats and Sugarbeets …………………………………………….90

   Hogs ……………………………………………………………….91

   Cow-Calf …………………………………………………………..92

   Milk ………………………………………………………………...93

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION MAPS

Soybeans and Corn ………………………………………………..94

Wheat and Hay ……………………………………………………..95

Cattle and Hogs ……………………………………………………96

Milk Cows and Sheep ……………………………………………..97

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Summary of County Statistics …………………………………  98-119

DATA PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Reports and Data from USDA/NASS ……………………………120