Green County Top Dairy Herds Receive Awards

The top Green County dairy herds were recognized at the Green County Area Dairy Management Seminar for producing high quality milk based on their somatic cell count levels. The top three Dairy Herd Improvement herds in both the small herd category and the large herd category are being recognized for having the lowest herd linear score somatic cells counts for Green County dairy herds in 2019. The top three herds were presented with certificates and the top herd in each size category received a large aluminum milk house sign sponsored by the Green County Milk Quality Council. High Road Dairy Farm, operated by Kim and Nick Hartwig of Monroe, won top honors in the small herd category of 230 cows or less. Dave and Brian Brugger of Monroe won top honors in the large herd division, 231 cows or more.