Wisconsin Dairy Farms, Farmhouses & Farmland

Reviewed August 2026

Wisconsin Dairy Farming

Wisconsin dairy farms come to market for one of two reasons: a family is retiring without a successor, or an operation is consolidating and selling the parcel it no longer milks. Which one you are looking at changes everything about the buy -- the condition of the parlour, whether the herd conveys, and how quickly the milk permit can transfer. Current listings appear below, with the state numbers underneath them.

WI Dairy Farms & Farmhouses

WI Dairy Farmland for Sale

Dairy farming is not just milking cows but goats, sheep and even camels can produce milk that make dairy products.

Types of Dairy Products:

Milk, Butter, Cheeses, Yogurts, Ice Cream, Creams, Fermented Milk Products, Kefir, Cottage Cheese, Whey, Buttermilk, Butterfat,  Milk Powders, Cream Cheese, Cheese Curds, Custard, Evaporated Milk, Feta Cheese, Frozen Custard, Frozen Yogurt, Sheep Milk, Goat Milk, Sour Milk, Whey Protein, Whipped Cream and more.

Types of Cheese - Aged, Sharp & Mild

• Mozzarella
• Cheddar
• Cheese Curds
• American Cheese
• Blue Cheese
• Colby
• Colby Jack
• Muenster
• Pepper Jack
• Provolone
• Swiss
• String Cheese
• Parmesan
• Romano
• Ricotta
• Asiago
• Fontina
• Monterey Jack
• Sharp Cheddar
• Mild Cheddar
• & Aged Cheeses

Wisconsin Dairy Farmettes for Sale

Wisconsin dairy, by the numbers

• 5,115 licensed dairy herds as of 1 January 2026 (USDA NASS).
• Roughly a third of the herds of twenty years ago -- while cow numbers hold about flat and milk output edges up. The state is consolidating, not shrinking (USDA NASS Wisconsin dairy series, 2026).
• Farm real estate averages 6,200 dollars per acre in Wisconsin -- cropland 6,710 dollars per acre, pasture 3,150 dollars per acre (USDA NASS Wisconsin, 2023 breakout).

Sources: USDA NASS Wisconsin dairy licensing count (1 January 2026) and USDA NASS Wisconsin land values (2023 breakout, the most recent published).