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State Dairy Herd Count Holding Steady at 12,668
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 08/06/2010
Despite the tough dairy economy, Wisconsin dairy producers are continue to survive in business. The state's agriculture department has announced its latest dairy herd count numbers, which indicates that
there were 12,668 herds milking during the first week of August. That's a drop of just 55 from June.
Last year at this time, there were just over 13,000 herds licensed by the DATCP.
Meanwhile, Clark County continues to hold the highest number of herds in the state with 988. Forest County ranks last in the state with two herds, followed by Milwaukee County's three.
The department says about 85-percent of all herds in the Dairy State are registered as Grade A operations.
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