Farm Directory : The Dairy Industry an Overview
The Dairy Industry: An Overview
by Paula J. Schafer, AEDP Washington and Saratoga Counties
New York's Ranking Compared to Other States in the United States
Milk is New York's leading agricultural product. Milk sales account for
over one-half of total agricultural receipts. Production in 2001 was 11.8
billion pounds with a value of $1.86 billion.
- Milk Production NY ranks is 3rd
- Milk Cows NY ranks 3rd
- Italian Cheese NY's ranks 3rd
- Total Cheese (excluding Cottage) NY ranks 3rd
- Creamed Cottage Cheese NY ranks 1st
- Lowfat Cottage Cheese NY ranks 1st
Working in Agriculture
| Washington Co. | Saratoga Co. | Rensselaer Co. | |
| Men | 1,101 | 567 | 427 |
| Women | 255 | 195 | 150 |
| Total | 1,356 | 762 | 577 |
Numbers include agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining industry
Jobs in the Dairy Industry
Herdsperson
Wet Calf Management
Milking/Parlor Management
Field Crops
Nutrition
Equipment Maintenance
Milk transportation
Milk Inspection
Milk Processing
Milk Marketing
Farm Financial Advisor
Artificial Inseminator
Dairy Farms in New York
| Number of Dairy Farms | Total Milk Marketed | |
| Washington County | 210 | 34,021 |
| Saratoga County | 53 | 10,358 |
| Rensselaer County | 92 | 16,128 |
| Total | 355 | 60,507 |
| New York State | 7,644 | 1,051,564 |
Cows in New York
| Number of Cows | Production per cow | Total Milk Production | |
| Washington County | 22,500 | 16,900 | 380,300 |
| Saratoga County | 7,500 | 16,500 | 123,800 |
| Rensselaer County | 10,000 | 17,000 | 170,000 |
| Total | 40,000 | 50,400 | 674,100 |
| New York State | 686,000 | 17,376 | 11,920,000 |
Information is from New York Agricultural Statistics 2001-2002, New York
State Dairy Statistics 2001 Annual Summary and Data from the 2000 Census.
Washington &
Saratoga Agriculture Economic Development Program (AEDP)
Washington County Cornell Cooperative Extension
415 Lower
Main St., Hudson Falls NY 12839 • (518) 746-2560 • fax (518)
746-2419
pjb11@cornell.edu
