🌾 Wisconsin Fast Facts

Agriculture quick reference — USDA Census 2022

📊 State data from USDA Census of Agriculture 2022. View all data sources →

⚖️ Standard Bushel Weights

lb/bu

🌽 Corn 56

🫘 Soybeans 60

🌾 Wheat 60

🌾 Oats 32

🌾 Barley 48

🌾 Rye 56

🌻 Sunflower 28

🥬 Canola 50

🌱 Flax 56

🌿 Millet 50

🫛 Dry Beans 60

🌾 Sorghum 56

🌾 Nutrient Removal Rates

lb/bu

Crop	N	P₂O₅	K₂O	S
🌽 Corn (grain)	0.67	0.37	0.27	0.08
🌽 Corn Silage (/ton)	7.7	3.0	9.0	1.0
🫘 Soybeans	3.30	0.80	1.40	0.18
🌾 Wheat	1.25	0.50	0.30	0.10
🌾 Oats	0.65	0.25	0.20	0.08
🌿 Alfalfa (/ton)	50	12	50	5.5

💡 Quick Math: 200 bu/ac corn removes ~134 lb N, 74 lb P₂O₅, 54 lb K₂O

🧮 Quick Calculators

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🌾 Nutrient Removal

Crop

Yield (bu/ac)

134N · 74P · 54K

lb/ac removed

💵 Fertilizer Cost/Acre

Price ($/ton)

Rate (lb/ac)

$65.00

Cost per Acre

🌱 Seeding Rate

Row Spacing

In-Row Spacing (inches)

34,848

Seeds per Acre

⚖️ Bushel ↔ Weight

Crop

Bushels

56,000 lb

= 28.0 tons

🏗️ Bin Capacity

Diameter (ft)

Eave Height (ft)

13,399 bu

375 tons corn

💰 Break-Even Price

Total Cost ($/ac)

Yield (bu/ac)

$4.25

Break-Even $/bu

Need the full-featured version? Full Break-Even Calculator → Full Grain Bin Calculator →

🌽 Nitrogen Rate Guidelines

Corn after Soybeans

140–160

lb N/ac

Corn after Corn

180–200

lb N/ac

Soybean Credit

40–50

lb N/ac

Alfalfa Credit

100–150

lb N/ac

⚠️ Adjust for: Manure, soil OM, irrigation, yield goal. Contact your CCA for field-specific rates.

🌱 Recommended Seeding Rates

Crop	Seeds/Acre	Lb/Acre	Notes
🌽 Corn	32,000–36,000	—	Higher for drought-prone
🫘 Soybeans	120,000–140,000	50–60	15" or drill: 140k+
🌾 Wheat	1.2–1.6M	90–120	Higher for late plant
🌿 Alfalfa	—	15–20	Pure stand
🌾 Winter Rye	—	60–90	Cover crop

🏗️ Grain Storage Reference

Bin Capacity Formula

Round Bin D² × H × 0.628

Flat Storage L × W × D × 0.8

Bu per ft³ 0.8036

Safe Storage Moisture

Corn — 1 year 14%

Corn — long-term 13%

Soybeans 13%

Wheat 13.5%

Shrink Factors

Corn 20→15.5% 5.24%

Per 1% moisture~1.3%

Soy shrink formula(M−13) × 1.3

→ Full Grain Bin Calculator with moisture shrink

🧪 Common Fertilizer Analysis

Nitrogen Sources

Anhydrous 82-0-0

UAN 28% 28-0-0

UAN 32% 32-0-0

Urea 46-0-0

AMS 21-0-0-24S

Phosphorus Sources

DAP 18-46-0

MAP 11-52-0

TSP 0-46-0

Potassium Sources

Potash (MOP) 0-0-60

K-Mag (SOP) 0-0-22-11Mg

Cost/lb Nutrient

Formula Price ÷ (% × 20)

Urea $600/ton$0.65/lb N

DAP $700/ton $0.76/lb P₂O₅

💰 Cost/lb N formula: Price per ton ÷ (N analysis × 20). Example: Urea at $600/ton = $0.65/lb N

🔄 Unit Conversions

Area

1 acre 43,560 ft²

1 acre 0.405 ha

1 hectare 2.471 acres

1 section 640 acres

1 township 36 sections

Weight

1 short ton 2,000 lb

1 metric ton 2,205 lb

1 kg 2.205 lb

1 lb 453.6 g

Volume

1 bushel 1.244 ft³

1 gallon 8.34 lb H₂O

1 gallon 3.785 L

1 oz fluid 29.57 mL

Speed & Acres

1 mph 88 ft/min

Ac/hr mph × W ÷ 8.25

1 ac/hr ~0.4 ha/hr

Nutrient Conversions

P₂O₅ → P × 0.44

P → P₂O₅ × 2.29

K₂O → K × 0.83

K → K₂O × 1.20

Liquid Application

oz/ac → mL/ac × 29.57

pt/ac → L/ac × 0.473

qt/ac → L/ac × 0.946

gal/ac → L/ac × 3.785

💩 Manure Nutrient Values

lb/1000 gal or /ton

Source	N	P₂O₅	K₂O	Unit
🐄 Dairy (liquid)	25–30	10–15	20–25	/1000 gal
🐄 Dairy (solid)	10–12	4–6	8–10	/ton
🐷 Swine (liquid)	40–50	25–35	20–30	/1000 gal
🐔 Poultry litter	60–70	55–65	40–50	/ton
🐄 Beef feedlot	12–16	8–12	10–14	/ton