Wyoming Department of Agriculture

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture assists the citizens of Wyoming to live safe and healthy lives, promote and preserve our agricultural community, be responsible stewards of our natural resources, and achieve integrity in the marketplace.

The WDA is comprised of six sections: Administrative Services, Analytical Services (Chemistry & Microbiology Laboratories), Consumer Health Services, Natural Resources & Policy, Technical Services, and Wyoming State Fair.

Its mission says the Wyoming Department of Agriculture is dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of Wyoming's agriculture, natural resources and contribution to Wyoming quality of life.

Wyoming's land use is almost half agricultural, at 48.6% with 30,169,526 acres.

 

 

Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007

 

Value of receipts
thousand $

Percent of state total
farm receipts

Percent of US value

1. Cattle and calves

744,263

69.8

1.5

2. Hay

64,881

6.1

1.0

3. Hogs

40,947

3.8

0.3

4. Sheep and lambs

37,048

3.5

7.6

5. Sugar beets

30,794

2.9

2.2

 

All commodities

1,065,931

 

0.4

 

Farm income and value added data

 

2006

2007

 

Number of farms

9,100

8,800

 

 

Thousands $

       Final crop output

150,078

199,556

+     Final animal output

878,846

768,253

+     Services and forestry

252,854

280,218

=   Final agricultural sector output

1,281,778

1,248,027

 

-      Intermediate consumption outlays

820,019

799,484

+     Net government transactions

-15,217

-25,836

=   Gross value added

446,542

422,707

 

-      Capital consumption

140,793

144,631

 

=   Net value added

305,749

278,076

 

-    Factor payments

187,278

188,060

         Employee compensation (total hired labor)

107,347

108,733

         Net rent received by nonoperator landlords

-177

-7,110

         Real estate and nonreal estate interest

80,108

86,437

 

=   Net farm income

118,471

90,016

http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/WY.HTM


http://wyagric.state.wy.us