Nationwide Milk Production up 3% From Last Year
Both the number of cows and production per cow were up. In December average production reached 2,027 pounds—40 pounds more than a year ago. The herd size at the end of the year was 8.92 million head –over 100 thousand more cows than last December. California continues to lead the nation in milk production with 3 and a half billion pounds in December. …
