Established in 1983, this marketing order board has 25 members who represent Wisconsin's thousands of dairy farmers. Its mission is “to help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry.” The board manages an annual assessment of approximately $32 million. Its purpose is marketing, promotion, research, and education.
The dairy industry contributes $45.6 billion to the state's economy each year. According to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), dairy contributes more to Wisconsin's economy than citrus does to Florida's economy and potatoes to Idaho's economy combined.
There are dairy herds in 67 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, with only Forest, Florence, Menominee, Oneida, and Vilas counties in the northeastern area of the state not having a bovine dairy herd. Several counties actually have more cows than people.
Wisconsin has more dairy farms than any other state in the nation and is second only to California in the number of dairy cows and the total amount of milk produced. Wisconsin has about 1.29 million cows on average.
The list of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board/Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) directors can be found at www.wisconsindairy.org/Our-Story/Board-of-Directors.
Contact
General questions about WMMB/DFW should be directed to Tina Peterson, Director, Wisconsin Communications at (608) 577-6842 or
tpeterson@wisconsindairy.org.
Questions regarding elections may be directed to:
DATCP Market Orders Program