Wisconsin's Dairy Farm Operations Falls Below 10,000
Friday, May 8th, 2015 -- 8:17 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -For the first time in many generations, the total number of dairy farm operations in Wisconsin has fallen below the 10,000 mark.The state's agriculture department has announced its latest dairy herd count numbers, which indicates there were 9,992 herds milking as of April 1. That's a drop of about 412 herds since the same month a year ago. As of May 1, that number drop by another 63 to a total of 9,929.
Despite the lower number of dairies, Wisconsin farmers did produce a record 27.7 billion pounds of milk last year and had over 1.27 million head of milking cows, also a record high.
Currently, Clark County continues to hold the highest number of herds in the state with 872, with Marathon County totalling 581. Forest County ranks last in the state with just one herd, followed by Milwaukee County's two and Florence County with three.
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