The average Wisconsin farmer is sitting pretty well as we start a new year, according to numbers pulled by the Renk Agribusiness Institute at UW-Madison. But just because farm income appears to be at a record high, it doesn’t mean producers will be invincible to the risk that lies ahead. Paul Mitchell is the director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute and a professor in agricultural economics. He has the 2023 outlook for farm income, and he starts with why farms were so profitable in 2022 despite economic challenges.

The average Wisconsin farmer is sitting pretty well as we start a new year, according to numbers pulled by the Renk Agribusiness Institute at UW-Madison. But just because farm income appears to be at a record high, it doesn’t mean producers will be invincible to the risk that lies ahead. Paul Mitchell is the director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute and a professor in agricultural economics. He has the 2023 outlook for farm income, and he starts with why farms were so profitable in 2022 despite economic challenges.

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