Agriculture 7.7 Agriculture plays a large part in the economy of the Bryant Creek Watershed and its associated counties. Agriculture in the three-county region is largely focused on raising beef cattle. Dairy farming is also a major farming activity in the region.
Wright County has almost as many dairy cows as beef cattle.
Hay is cut and stored for winter feeding. Some fescue grass is raised for its seed, which is harvested and sold to seed companies in the summer. About half of the land in the three counties has been cleared for pasture to feed cattle, but more than half of the Bryant Creek Watershed itself is forested. Hogs are raised on some farms. There are also some specialty livestock animals raised, including llamas, sheep and goats.