What is a typical Canadian Dairy Farm?
According to Statistics Canada and Canadian Dairy Commission it is family-owned with a herd of about 59 cows with owners in their mid-forties generating an average of about $216,091 per year in milk and cattle sales. In 2001, dairy cows on official milk recording programs produced an average of 9,242 kilograms of milk, which compares favourably with cows from other countries. This has been increasing steadily. Overall milk production increased by almost 100% percent in the last 40 years.
