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Melissa Hughes: “All of agriculture, including dairy, is a $115 billion…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Published | Video Starts at 15:40

But you know, it's, it's, it's fascinating. The Wisconsin economy is incredibly, incredibly diverse. Of course we think about dairy, right? That's a 55 billion dollar economy. But then you have the All of agriculture, including dairy, is a $115 billion industry in Wisconsin. Like massive, massive industries. And then we have manufacturing, we have healthcare, we have all these other pieces of the puzzle, including the tourism. Just so many different facets. (15:40–15:48)

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Asserts that the total agricultural industry in Wisconsin is valued at $115 billion.

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