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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.
The forerunner of Dairy Management Inc. was the National Dairy Council founded in 1915 by dairy farmers and processors when a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak threatened their image. [ 3 ] In 1940, farmers had founded the American Dairy Association (forerunner: the Dairymen’s Union of California, founded in 1891 [ 5 ] ) to promote U.S. milk ...
This is a list of dairy product companies in the United States. A dairy product is food produced from the milk of mammals. [1] Dairy products are usually high energy-yielding food products. A production plant for the processing of milk is called a dairy or a dairy factory.
The first dairy school building at the University of Wisconsin. In 1890, Stephen Babcock from the University of Wisconsin–Madison developed a test to determine milkfat content. [29] This innovation led to higher quality milk and dairy products. [30] By 1915, Wisconsin became the leading state for dairy production, a lead it would maintain ...
Of the 9 million dairy cows in the U.S., approximately 90% of them are of the Holstein descent. [66] The top breed of dairy cow within Canada's national herd category is Holstein, taking up 93% of the dairy cow population, have a production rate of 10,257 kilograms (22,613 lb) of milk per cow that contains 3.9% butter fat and 3.2% protein [8]
The manure produced by the New York dairy industry has been a notable source of pollution to nearby bodies of water. For instance, streams in Upstate New York have seen elevated levels of estrogen linked with the manure lagoons storing cow either overflowing or leaking into groundwater.
Pages in category "Dairy products companies of the United States" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total.
A rotary milking parlor at a modern dairy facility in Germany Dairy farm near Bangor, Wisconsin. Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for the long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for the eventual sale of a dairy product.