Wisconsin dairy farmers have been working to overcome the economic damage done by covid-19, but they can’t beat the genetic performance of the dairy cows they’re working with.
The Wisconsin Ag Statistical Service announced the July Wisconsin milk production figures, and despite 11,000 fewer milk cows compared to a year ago – milk production went up.
State officials say in July farms produced 2.62 billion pounds, up 1% from the previous July. The average number of milk cows during July, at 1.26 million head, was equal to last month but down 11,000 from last year.
Monthly production per cow averaged 2,080 pounds, up 30 pounds from last July.
Wisconsin’s milk increase was smaller than it’s neighbors. Minnesota milk production went up 1.5%; Iowa up 2.3% and Michigan saw milk rise 2.7%. Overall the 24 major dairy producing states, including Wisconsin, witnessed a 1.5% increase in milk.
South Dakota experienced the biggest July milk increase at 11.5%, while Florida handled that largest drop, down 5.7%.
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