Raise your Glass (of milk that is!)

May has “moooooved” out of here, just in time for June so we all can celebrate National Dairy Month!  June is a perfect time to thank dairy farmers for their hard work and dedication in producing safe, wholesome dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt for our families.

To celebrate National Dairy Month, impress your friends with a couple statistics about dairy production in your state:

• Delaware:  91.5 million pounds of milk produced per year, 50 dairy farms
• Maryland:  970 million pounds of milk produced per year, 510 dairy farms
• Pennsylvania:  10.6 billion pounds of milk produced per year, 7,240 dairy farms
• Virginia:  1.7 billion pounds of milk produced per year, 690 dairy farms
• West Virginia:  156 million pounds of milk produced per year, 95 dairy farms

Also, did you know…

• Cows can walk upstairs, but not downstairs because of the way their knees bend
• Cows drink about 35 gallons of water a day
• Cows produce more than 7 gallons of milk per day (that’s 400 glasses!)

So, this month take time to thank a dairy farmer, and raise your glass of milk to their passion for the dairy industry.  Cheers!