Year / Avg. Cash Rent $/Acre / Median Cash Rent $/Acre / Range for Cash Rent $/Acre / Avg. 3 Year Corn Yield bu/Acre / USDA NASS WI Report
2015 – 2016 / $ / $ / $
2014 - 2015 / $93 / $85 / $19-300 / 137
2013 - 2014 / $91 / $85 / $18-256 / 130 / $104
2012 - 2013 / $84 / $75 / $20-215 / 146 / $97
2011 - 2012 / $74 / $75 / $25-250 / 141 / $91


2015-2016 Dunn County Farmland Cash Rent Survey by Township(s)
Township(s) / # of Parcels / 2015-2016
Avg. Cash Rent - $/Acre / Range for Cash Rent - $/Acre / Avg. 3 yr
Corn Yield - bu/Acre / 2014-2015
Avg. $ Range Cash Rent - $/Acre / 2013-2014
Avg. $ Range Cash Rent - $/Acre
Northwest –New Haven / 101, 45-175 / 106, 30-200
Northwest –Tiffany
Northwest –Sheridan, Hay River
Northeast–Wilson, Otter Creek / 86, 30-175 / 94, 25-185
Northeast–Sand Creek / 106, 45-300 / 95, 40-150
Northeast–Grant / 78, 19-100 / 76, 20-100
West Central–Stanton, Lucas / 110, 57-160 / 96, 50-175
West Central–Sherman / 96, 75-140 / 83, 50-115
West Central –Menomonie / 106, 65-150 / 87, 40-125
East Central – Tainter, Colfax,Elk Mound / 76, 35-130 / 83, 50-175
East Central –
Red Cedar / 117, 65-185 / 118, 50-200
Southwest –Weston, Eau Galle / 116, 45-250 / 106, 35-200
Southwest -Dunn / 84, 25-180 / 96, 25-170
Southeast - Spring Brook, Peru, Rock Creek / 97, 35-275 / 89, 30-256
County Totals/Average / Avg $93
$19-300 / Avg$91, $18-256

Thank you to the farm operators and non-operating landowners who responded to the survey.

Also, thank you to Michelle Giese, Dunn County UWEX Support Staff, for compiling the data.

Every attempt was made to obtain qualitative and reliable data for use in this survey.

Data may have been excluded due to incomplete information.