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The dairy industry in the United States includes the farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk, cheese and related products such as milking machines, and distribute them to the consumer. By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year.
In the United States, the top five dairy states are, in order by total milk production; California, [66] Wisconsin, New York, Idaho, and Texas. [67] Dairy farming is also an important industry in Florida, Minnesota, Ohio and Vermont. [68] There are 40,000 dairy farms in the United States. [69]
Foremost Farms USA, a cooperative of over 2,000 dairy farmers in several mid-western states, sold its Wisconsin milk processing plants to Dean Foods in 2009. [44] In January 2010, the US Department of Justice and the state attorneys general's office of Wisconsin and Michigan, filed a lawsuit objecting to the purchase and alleged that it created ...
No, Dairy Queen is not from Texas, but rather started in 1940 in Illinois. Although this fact comes as a surprise to many Texans, who often assume Dairy Queen is a Texas brand.
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Eleven years after turning a dairy farm into a milk company that does everything -- from raising Holsteins to inventing seasonal milk flavors -- the Shatto brand has become a must-have for ...
Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 ...
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) is a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States. DFA markets members' raw milk and sells milk and derivative products (dairy products, food components, ingredients and shelf-stable dairy products) to wholesale buyers both domestically and abroad. Net sales in 2016 were $13.5 billion ...