New York milk production rises in 2017

New York dairy farms produced more than 14.9 billion pounds of milk in 2017, up 0.9 percent from nearly 14.8 billion pounds in 2016, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 23,936 pounds in 2017, up 0.4 percent from 23,834 pounds in 2016. 

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 623,000 head last year, up 0.5 percent from 620,000 in 2016, NASS reported.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced more than 10.9 billion pounds of milk in 2017, up 1.1 percent from the previous year.

New York dairy farms produced more than 14.9 billion pounds of milk in 2017, up 0.9 percent from nearly 14.8 billion pounds in 2016, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 23,936 pounds in 2017, up 0.4 percent from 23,834 pounds in 2016. 

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 623,000 head last year, up 0.5 percent from 620,000 in 2016, NASS reported.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced more than 10.9 billion pounds of milk in 2017, up 1.1 percent from the previous year.