USDA Report: U.S. dairy farm numbers continue to decline | Wisconsin State Farmer

Since 2003, the U.S. has lost more than half of its licensed dairy operations, now just shy of 32,000 dairy operations.

In contrast, milk production per cow has steadily increased approximately 11.5% from 2011. In 2021, USDA predicts that daily output per cow will increase nearly 1.7%, which would be the highest rate of growth since 2014.

 

Read the full article by Michael Nepveux of Wisconsin State Farmer.