MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's dairy farmers are getting nearly record-high prices for their milk, thanks to soaring demand, higher dairy exports and a smaller milk supply.
Milk production is down in part because dairy farmers culled their herds in recent years to weather the economic downturn. But now demand is up and, with prices dropping for the corn they feed their cows, dairy farmers should see healthy profits through this year, the Wisconsin State Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1bVULVN ).
"This is the dairy farmers' year to enjoy," said Mark Stephenson, the director of the Center for Dairy Profitability at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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