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Rice County Ag Horizons

Rice County by the numbers

Economic impact overview, 2019

Illustration of a stack of U.S. currency representing the Rice County ag output value.

$2.0 billion
total agriculture output generated

Illustration of the buildings and industries in a town.

53%
of expenditures are for inputs

Illustration of a group of three people.

47%
of expenditures are for labor

Total sales per industry, 2017

  • $90 million, grain and oilseed sales
  • $57 million, hog sales
  • $24 million, milk sales

Total number of farms, 2017

  • 1,242 total farms:
    • 858 crops (corn and soybeans) farms
    • 253 other farms
    • 65 hogs farms
    • 66 dairy farms

Top five industries affected, 2019

  1. Real estate
  2. Transportation
  3. Retail trade
  4. Wholesale trade
  5. Healthcare

About the workshop

Attendees at an Ag Horizons workshop in Rice County, Minnesota.

Agricultural leaders and stakeholders from Rice County participated in the University of Minnesota Extension’s Ag Horizons workshop on Thursday, November 18, 2021, in Faribault, Minnesota. During the four-hour workshop, participants: 

  • Learned about agriculture’s impact on Rice County’s economy.
  • Analyzed data tailored to Rice County’s agricultural industry.
  • Generated ideas for supporting agriculture in the county.
  • Created action items that were specific to Rice County’s needs.

Read full report (PDF)

Contributors: Joleen Hadrich, associate professor and Extension specialist; Claire LaCanne, Extension educator; Megan Roberts, Extension educator; Brigid Tuck, Extension senior economic impact analyst; Madelyn Wehe, student

Reviewed in 2022

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