Wausau-Rhinelander, WI

Wausau is the county seat of Marathon County in which agriculture is an important industrial sector in terms of employment and economic activity. Ranking #2 in total milk production, Marathon County farms have 60,500 cows producing 1.05 billion pounds of milk annually. Marathon County is second in the production of American cheese and leads North America in the cultivation of ginseng. Marathon County farmers own 531,263 acres of farmland, including cropland, pastures, and tree farms. The largest employers in Marathon County are: Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Greenheck Fan Crp., Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Inc., and Wausau School District.