2020•Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research ReportsOpen access
Dairy Research 2020
M. J. Brouk
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Abstract
Kansas State University is pleased to present the 2020 Dairy Research Report of Progress and proud to serve the growing Kansas dairy industry.Our state maintains strong dairy growth, posting a 3% increase in total milk production in 2019, the seventh highest annual growth rate in the nation.Over the last 10 years, milk production in Kansas has increased by 53%.At the end of 2019, 163,000 Kansas cows averaged 23,429 lb annually, ranking the state 16th in total milk production (3.8 billion lb).Kansas had 270 dairy operations and averages 604 cows per herd (12th in herd size), with 7 processing plants handling much of that volume. 1 Selected production traits of our Kansas State University Dairy Teaching and Research Center (DTRC) herd are shown below.The excellent functioning of our herd is largely a tribute to the dedication of our staff: Michael Scheffel (manager),
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