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DAT People's Choice Question of the Week: If You Had To Relocate Your Dairy Operation To Remain Competitive, Which State Would You Choose?
The dairy industry continues to change. New processing plants, increased environmental regulations, water and labor concerns are just a few of the many changes facing the industry. The U.S. states of Kansas, South Dakota, Texas and a few more have experienced sizable growth in cow numbers and production in recent years because they offer a region that supports long-term dairy industry growth and lessen the impact from some of the changes.  


If you had to relocate your dairy operation to remain competitive, which state would you choose?
Reader Comments
Comments posted do not express the viewpoint of Dairy Agenda Today or its staff members.
CA/ TX
March, 4 2026
As a former California dairyman, and current Texas dairyman. There is plenty of Taxes in Texas. More per cwt than in California. No Personal Income Tax, but the state/ county/ city get plenty.
East Coast Breeder
March, 2 2026
If I were going to move, and I might because it is very expensive at my current location, I would move my dairy operation to Michigan. Great processing capacity, good climate (I would rather have cold than the heat of the south for cows), favorable dairy state and great access to large markets - Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland.
West Coast Dairy
March, 2 2026
Texas is the place I would go. Texas population continues to grow, new processing plants in the state and no state income tax.
Commercial Dairyman
March, 2 2026
I will stay at my current location, but if I were going to look at a different location, I would look at southwest Kansas. Not as cold as South Dakota or as hot as Texas, ample land at a reasonable price, good ag enviroment, access to plentiful labor and a new processing plant near Dodge City.