The Kansas Surge: How Processing Capacity is Redrawing the Dairy Map

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In the world of dairy expansion, the old adage “if you build it, they will come” has found a modern home in the Sunflower State. While traditional dairy hubs like California face structural headwinds and regulatory constraints, Kansas is witnessing a period of tremendous growth that is fundamentally reshaping the industry’s geography. According to Phil Plourd of Ever.Ag, this surge is a direct result of alignment between massive new processing infrastructure and on-farm expansion.

The “Hillmar Effect” and the Processing Pull

The epicenter of the Kansas dairy boom is inextricably linked to the arrival of significant processing capacity, most notably the Hilmar plant. Plourd notes the relationship between producers and processors has entered a new phase of lockstep development.

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