The numbers are in, and Manitowoc County is once again leading the state in dairy production.
We spoke with Manitowoc County Ag Educator Angie Ulness who called 2022 a great year for milk production, especially locally.
She said that last year, cows in Manitowoc County produced the most out of all cows in the state. She said that each local cow produced an average of 28,000 pounds of milk.
To put that into perspective, Ulness explained, “A gallon of milk weighs 8.6 pounds, so that 32,055 gallons of milk that the average cow in Manitowoc County produces each year.”
Along with that, Unless told us our county produced a total of “1.68 million pounds of milk turning into butter, cheese, and all the other dairy products we enjoy.”
Ulness went on to say that “We couldn’t get that production without the farmers, and the excellent feed that we produce and feed to the cows.”
