And 95% of dairy farms in New York – which is the fifth largest dairy producing state – are family-owned, according to the Northeast Dairy Producer Association.

Dairy cows are seen on Derrydale Farm, an organic dairy farm in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, U.S., October 24, 2020. Picture taken October 24, 2020.

But Bothfeld says dairy products are still Vermont's largest agricultural receipts. In a 2014 study on the economic impact of cows in the state, it was found that for every one cow, about $12,000 ...

The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy cows has now spread to three herds in California, the largest milk-producing state in the country, with around 1.7 million dairy cows, federal and state ...

In 1975, Connecticut had 817 dairy farms, but by 2018, the number had fallen to just 100, according to data. In 2021, the USDA counted 85 dairy farms, down from just a few years prior.

The number of US dairy farms has dramatically decreased from about 6,00,000 in the 1970s. Today, over 45% of these farms have at least 2,500 cows, while smaller farms, with fewer than 1,000 cows ...