dodge county agriculture value and economic impact griculture is an important force in it includes hundreds of family owned farms related businesses industries that provide equipment services other products farmers need to process market deliver food fiber consumers the production sales processing s farm generate employment activity income tax revenue cash receipts from marketing are integral rural economy consistently ranks among top five producers state for corn used silage grain alfalfa hay winter wheat sweet peas soybeans hogs pigs cattle calves milk cheese large diverse industry supports many manufacturing opportunities add raw how provides jobs 9 508 residents accounts 1 41 billion contributes 363 6 million total pays 34 3 taxes this figure does not include all property paid local schools who