Issue Position: Diversified Agriculture

Issue Position

Wisconsin's farms are a tremendous asset with more than 68,000 farms occupying 14.3 million acres of farmland. To keep our farm economy strong Wisconsin needs to re-invest in diversified agriculture, value added farm products and food processing, and farm product marketing.

As Governor Tony will:

Convene a blue ribbon commission to advance agriculture and economic opportunities in rural Wisconsin
Re-orient our economic development agencies to increase incentives to support agriculture and rural businesses through training, labor attraction, market development and business support
Provide additional support for business investment in value added processing for farm products
Ensure that our farm marketing labels support Wisconsin-grown farm products (Ex: Something Special from Wisconsin)
Strengthen our support for forest owners and protecting jobs in our $26 billion forest products sector
Work across the globe to increase international export development initiatives

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