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Kentucky Dairy Development Council

For more information you may contact the Kentucky Department of Agriculture Dairy Program at (502) 573-0282 or via ag.web@ky.gov. You may also contact the KDDC at 859-516-1129 for more information.

Kentucky Dairy Facts 2016

  • Number of Dairy Farms - 590
  • Number of Dairy Cows - 57,000
  • Pounds of Milk Produced - 1.048 billion pounds
  • Value of Milk Produced - $192.0 Million
  • Average Pounds of Production Per Cow - 18,069
  • National Ranking for Milk Production - 27th

Top 7 counties in milk production:

  • Christian
  • Barren
  • Adair
  • Todd
  • Metcalfe
  • Warren
  • Logan
Source: Kentucky Agricultural Statistics

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