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Farm News: WI Milk Producers Make The Most With The LeastcommentsPosted: 04.20.2010 Even with a loss of equity and still-low milk prices, Wisconsin dairy farmers are obviously doing more with less! California production was down 0.7 percent from a year ago, due to a loss of 63,000 cows. However, output per cow gained 55 pounds.
Wisconsin was up 6.3 percent, with about 4,000 more cows working this year over last. The other amazing feat is that each cow you see is likely producing about 100 pounds more milk per cow - or about 8.6 gallons of milk more per cow this year over last!
As of April 1, 2010, Wisconsin had 12,836 licensed milk cow herds, down 36 from last month and down 458 from April 2009. New York was up 0.2 percent, on 13,000 fewer cows but output per cow was up 40 pounds. Idaho was up 3 percent, on 4,000 more cows and a 40 pounds increase per cow. Pennsylvania was up 1.6 percent. Cow numbers were down 10,000 head but output per cow was up 60 pounds.
Minnesota was up 3.8 percent, due to 2,000 more cows and a 55 pound gain per cow.
The biggest increase was in Washington State, up 7.9 percent, thanks to 10,000 more cows and a 70 pound gain per cow.
The biggest decline was in Missouri, down 8.4 percent, due to 7,000 fewer cows and 25 pounds less per cow.
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