Study: Wyo Ag paid $48 mill in taxes

By the ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed 12.18.06

LARAMIE - Wyoming's agriculture industry pays more than $48 million in state and local taxes, according to a study compiled by the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation.

"On average each operation is paying over $5,000 worth of taxes to run the state and local governments," Brett Moline, Wyoming Farm Bureau Director of Public and Government Affairs, said.

The organization used data from the 2002 Census of Agriculture in its study to show the impact of agriculture has on the state's economy.

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