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Dairy industry tells House committee Michigan ranks sixth in milk production; industry backs pasteurization, cites processing expansions
Summary
United Dairy Industry of Michigan and processors told the House Agriculture Committee that Michigan has about 850 dairy farms and roughly 440,000 cows, contributes about $15.7 billion to the state economy, supports pasteurization and reported recent processing expansions (Constantine, Ovid, Remus) and new cottage-cheese capacity.
Jolene Griffin, vice president of industry relations with United Dairy Industry of Michigan, told the House Agriculture Committee that Michigan's dairy sector includes roughly 850 farms and about 440,000 cows and that the state ranks sixth in milk production and first in milk per cow. Griffin said the dairy community contributes more than $15.7 billion to the state economy and highlighted the role of processing plants and local supply chains in keeping product and value in Michigan.
Griffin emphasized…
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