Colorado Reader: Udder-ly Amazing Colorado Dairy 2022-2023: Issue 2

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Udder-ly Amazing ! ( Colorado Dairy )

Colorado has approximately

110 DAIRY FARMS that are home to approximately

203,000 MILK COWS .

Within the United States , Colorado ranks

13 th in number of milk cows ,

13 th in milk production ,

2 nd in milk output per cow .

The total amount of milk produced in Colorado is about

5.2 Billion Pounds . That ’ s equal to

604 million Gallons .

Each dairy cow in Colorado provides an average of

3,019 gallons of milk per year .

That ’ s equal to 8.27 Gallons Per Day .

The average herd size of Colorado dairy farms is approximately

1,845 milking cows .

The average value of the milk a Colorado dairy cow produces in one day is about $ 12.35 .

In 2021 , the cost of a Colorado dairy cow was about

$ 1,375 .

There are

8 Dairy Processing Plants throughout the state of Colorado .

Source : Facts based on 2021 and 2020 USDA data ; Photo courtesy of Kristie Dixon Docheff , a dairy farmer in Mead , Colorado . Connecting Colorado educators and students to their food , fiber , fuel , and natural resources .