From 1982 to 1992, the U.S. lost 1.4 million acres per year to development. From 1992 to 1997, the U.S. lost 2.2 million acres per year to development.
Each year, an area of farmland the size of Delaware is paved over, that’s a rate of 2.3 acres of farmland lost every minute of every day!
Today, 86% of U.S. fruits and vegetables and 63% of our dairy products are grown in urban influenced areas.
Wisconsin Land Statistics
Wisconsin lost a 3rd of its farmland between 1950 and 1990 to sprawl.
Wisconsin is 3rd in the nation for having most threatened agriculture land.
As of 1998, only 29% of Wisconsin’s communities had any land use plan in place.