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Upper Midwest dairy farms report record quality milk
Aug 28, 2019, 16:25 PM
by
Ann Gregson
A recent analysis by the Upper Midwest Federal Milk Marketing Order finds somatic cell counts in the region were the lowest ever in 2018.
The report looks at SCC levels from 2006 to 2018 and found
levels have been declining consistently to 182,000 last year.
Smaller herds shipping up to 50,000 pounds a month had the
highest counts.
Wisconsin had the lowest levels while Illinois had one of
the highest. The order also includes
Minnesota, parts North and South Dakota, Michigan, and Iowa.
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