dairy herd

Fewer cows, higher feed costs, tighter supplies.  That’s the summary of USDA's outlook for the dairy sector in 2023.   “Well, we're expecting to see is a slight decline in the average dairy herd somewhere down to about 9.83 million head in 2023.” ...

According to NASS, the number of cows in Idaho on January 1st increased from 2020’s numbers, while both Washington and Oregon reported drops. Cow/calf numbers in Oregon hit 1.25 million head on January 1st, a drop of 30,000 head from last year, and off from the 1.31 mi ...

The nation’s dairy herd continues to grow as does milk output. And according to Gary Crawford the latest USDA milk production report released this week placed December’s output, from the major dairy production states, at just over 18 billion pounds up 3.2% from Dec ...

The nation's dairy cattle herd is getting smaller in numbers, bigger in production and it looks like that trend will continue.  The latest cattle inventory shows milk cows that have calved as of January 1st stood at 9.33 million head. A decrease of less than 1%. ...