Wisconsins dairy cows had a record-setting year.
The states dairy industry harvested 26.1 billion pounds of milk last year. Thats only an increase of less than 1 percent from 2010 production, but its still good enough to set a state record.
Wisconsin accounted for about 1 of every 8 gallons harvested in the nation. Each dairy cow produced an average of just more than 10 tons of milk.
Minnesota cows were a little less productive. Dairy farmers there harvested 8.9 billion pounds, a decrease of 2 percent from in 2010. Cows there averaged about 9.5 tons of milk for the year.
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