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Missouri dairy cow numbers stabilize, production rank drops
Jun 11, 2017, 12:38 PM
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The government’s count of Missouri dairy cows stabilized, but less production per cow resulted in slippage in the state’s production rank.
Missouri is the 26th largest dairy producer in the U.S., edged out of 25th place by Nebraska in the latest USDA ranking. The state’s dairy cow count – at 88,000 – leveled off for two years in a row after falling for several years. Missouri Dairy Association (MDA) President Ted Shepard tells Brownfield producers with fewer cows find it hard to compete.
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