Facts about the Kentucky Dairy Industry
Kentucky has 540 dairy farms
Kentucky is home to about 55,000 dairy cows
A typical Kentucky dairy farm has a herd of about 102 milking cows
Dairy cows produced an average of 7 gallons of milk per day
The total amount of milk produced in the state amounted to 117 million gallons
89% of all milk Kentucky produced in 2018 was used and consumed in the form of fluid milk
A dairy cow in Kentucky cost about $1,180
The average value of a day's milk per cow was about $9.79
Kentucky ranked
27th in milk production,
27th in number of milk cows,
37th in milk output per cow, and
14th in the number of licensed dairy operations during 2018 in the United States.
The top five milk-producing counties in Kentucky:
1, Barren
2. Logan
3. Adair
4. Christian
5. Warren
Kentucky is home to about 55,000 dairy cows
A typical Kentucky dairy farm has a herd of about 102 milking cows
Dairy cows produced an average of 7 gallons of milk per day
The total amount of milk produced in the state amounted to 117 million gallons
89% of all milk Kentucky produced in 2018 was used and consumed in the form of fluid milk
A dairy cow in Kentucky cost about $1,180
The average value of a day's milk per cow was about $9.79
Kentucky ranked
27th in milk production,
27th in number of milk cows,
37th in milk output per cow, and
14th in the number of licensed dairy operations during 2018 in the United States.
The top five milk-producing counties in Kentucky:
1, Barren
2. Logan
3. Adair
4. Christian
5. Warren