2009 Top 100 Growers: North
Top 100 Growers: NORTH |
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Rank
|
Company |
HQ State
|
2008 Acreage
|
Acreage Change
|
Year Founded
|
Crops Grown in 2008 |
Previous Rank
|
1
|
R. D. Offutt Co. |
ND
|
53,750
|
-1,250
|
1974
|
potatoes |
1
|
2
|
Hartung Brothers Inc. |
WI
|
27,525
|
4,151
|
1975
|
snap beans, cucumbers, beets, carrots, peas, lima beans |
2
|
3
|
Black Gold Farms |
ND
|
14,500
|
500
|
1928
|
potatoes |
3
|
4
|
Paramount Farms Inc. |
WI
|
13,700
|
-300
|
1957
|
potatoes, sweet corn, green beans, peas |
3
|
5
|
Heartland Farms Inc. |
WI
|
12,203
|
-1,566
|
1945
|
potatoes, peas, sweet corn, green beans |
6
|
6
|
Wysocki Produce Farm Inc. |
WI
|
9,983
|
3,938
|
1964
|
potatoes, green beans, peas, sweet corn, pickles |
14
|
7
|
L. Walther & Sons Inc. |
MI
|
8,000
|
-5,175
|
1940
|
potatoes |
6
|
8
|
Tri Campbell Farms |
ND
|
7,200
|
N/C
|
1978
|
beans, potatoes, watermelon |
8
|
9
|
Charles H. West Farms |
DE
|
7,076
|
638
|
1953
|
lima beans, peas, cucumbers, sweet corn |
11
|
10
|
Sackett Ranch, Inc. |
MI
|
7,049
|
876
|
1980
|
potatoes, sweet corn, peas, pickles |
13
|
11
|
Okray Family Farms, Inc. |
WI
|
6,902
|
157
|
1905
|
potatoes, sweet corn, snap beans |
10
|
12
|
Borzynski Farms Inc. |
WI
|
6,375
|
N/C
|
1973
|
cabbage, sweet corn, peas, peppers |
12
|
13
|
Neumiller Farms Inc. |
IL
|
6,180
|
-820
|
1965
|
potatoes, pumpkins, sweet corn, green beans |
9
|
14
|
Torrey Farms Inc. |
NY
|
6,124
|
-1,165
|
1977
|
cabbage, cucumbers, sweet corn, peas, pumpkin, squash, beans, onions, carrots, potatoes |
7
|
15
|
Bula Gieringer Farms |
WI
|
5,665
|
460
|
1980
|
potatoes, sweet corn, peas, beans |
15
|
16
|
My-T Acres |
NY
|
5,028
|
83
|
1961
|
snap beans, peas, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, beets |
16
|
17
|
Sowinski Farms Inc. |
WI
|
4,905
|
855
|
1932
|
potatoes, green beans, peas |
21
|
18
|
Weekly Farms |
WI
|
4,350*
|
N/C
|
1974
|
potatoes, beans, sweet corn, peas |
18
|
19
|
Gary Bula Farms Inc. |
WI
|
4,200*
|
N/C
|
1971
|
potatoes, snap beans, peas, sweet corn |
19
|
20
|
Turek Farms |
NY
|
3,605
|
-1,060
|
1969
|
sweet corn, green beans, pumpkins, squash, peas, cabbage |
17
|
21
|
Worzella & Sons Inc. |
WI
|
3,471
|
N/C
|
1964
|
potatoes, sweet corn, beans |
23
|
22
|
Kludt Bros. Inc. |
NY
|
3,285
|
-862
|
1953
|
sweet corn, snap beans, squash, beets, carrots, cucumbers, cabbage, peas |
20
|
23
|
Lynn-Ette & Sons Inc. |
NY
|
3,279
|
259
|
1986
|
green beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, cabbage |
25
|
24
|
Buurma Farms Inc. |
OH
|
3,104
|
-137
|
1896
|
radishes, beets, spinach, escarole, endive, Romaine, green onions, parsley, celery, collards, turnip greens, mustard greens, kale, sweet corn, leeks, dill, cilantro, squash, cucumbers, green beans, Chinese cabbage, carrots |
24
|
25
|
Dawson Farms |
ND
|
2,800
|
-700
|
1966
|
potatoes |
22
|
*estimated acreage
|
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