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Kentucky Dairy Development Council

For more information you may contact the Kentucky Department of Agriculture at (502) 573-0282 opt. 1 or via email. You may also contact the KDDC at 859-516-1129 or via email 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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Southern United States Trade Association

The Southern U.S. Trade Association administers the Market Access Program and Agricultural Trade Promotion program to help southern companies meet qualified foreign buyers and promote their products internationally.

The Kentucky Hemp Comeback

Kentucky farmers are exploring industrial hemp, a crop that connects Kentucky’s past to its future. Kentucky businesses are taking that raw material and turning it into products.