Kentucky Dairy Facts

Kentucky Dairy Facts 2010-2011

Source: Kentucky Agricultural Statistics, http://www.nass.usda.gov/ky/

Number of Dairy Farms                                   875
Number of Dairy Cows                                    78,000
Pounds of Milk Produced                                 1.17 billion pounds
Value of Milk Produced                                   $204.1 Million
Average Pounds of Production Per Cow           14,835
National Ranking for Milk Production               27th

Top 6 counties in milk production

Christian

Barren

Adair

Todd

Metcalfe

Lincoln

 

Map of Kentucky Dairy Farms