Number of Dairy Farms Meet some of your local dairy farmers at www.MilkMeansMore.org Quality milk starts on the farm... Have you ever wondered where some of your favorite foods like milk, cheese and yogurt come from? Lots of milk and dairy foods are made locally — right here in Michigan! Nutritious dairy foods begin with dairy farmers who work hard to provide their cows and land with excellent care. To ensure freshness, milk is transported from the farm to the dairy plant at least every 24-48 hrs by refrigerated trucks. Milk must pass rigorous tests to ensure quality and safety. then travels to the dairy plant... There are nearly 90 dairy processing plants in Michigan. 98% of Michigan dairy farms are family-owned. Milk makes the grade! Once it is pasteurized, the milk is ready to be bottled or made into cheese, yogurt, and other dairy foods. and is delivered fresh to you. Dairy foods are among the safest & most tested foods in the U.S. Michigan ranks 7th in U.S. milk production. Milk arrives at your retailer/school within 48 hrs of leaving your local dairy farm. Milk contains 9 essential nutrients, including protein, vita- min D, calcium and potassium! Dairy Foods from Farm to Table Dairy Foods from Farm to Table Michigan is home to 380,000 dairy cows and 1,900 dairy farms. Supermarket Adapted from American Dairy Association Mideast www.MilkMeansMore.org Gogebic Ontonagon Baraga Iron Marquette Dickinson Menominee Alger Delta Schoolcraft Luce Chippewa Mackinac Emmet Leelanau Antrim Otsego Montmorency Alpena Alcona Oscoda Crawford Kalkaska Benzie Grand Traverse Iosco Ogemaw Roscommon Missaukee Manistee Mason Lake Osceola Clare Gladwin Arenac Bay Midland Isabella Mecosta Oceana Muskegon Montcalm Kent Ionia Clinton Shiawassee Genesee Lapeer St. Clair Sanilac Tuscola Huron Ottawa Allegan Van Buren Kalamazoo Calhoun Jackson Washtenaw Lenawee Monroe Wayne Macomb Hillsdale Branch St. Joseph Cass Berrien Barry Eaton Ingham Livingston Oakland Gratiot Saginaw Newaygo Wexford Cheboygan Charlevoix Presque Isle Houghton Keweenaw From farm to you within 48 hours.

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Number of Dairy Farms

Meet some of your local dairy farmers at

www.MilkMeansMore.org

Quality milk starts on the farm...

Have you ever wondered where some of your favorite foods like milk, cheese and yogurt come from? Lots of milk and dairy foods are made locally — right here in Michigan!

Nutritious dairy foods begin with dairy farmers who work hard to provide their cows and land with excellent care.

To ensure freshness, milk is transported from the farm to the dairy plant at least every 24-48 hrs by refrigerated trucks. Milk must pass rigoroustests to ensure quality and safety.

then travels to the dairy plant...

There are nearly 90 dairy processing plants in Michigan.

98% of Michigan dairy farms arefamily-owned.

Milk makes the grade!

Once it is pasteurized, the milk is ready to be bottled or made into cheese, yogurt, and other dairy foods.and is delivered fresh to you.

Dairy foods are among the safest & most tested

foods in the U.S.

Michigan ranks 7th

in U.S. milk production.

Milk arrives at your retailer/school within 48 hrs of leaving your local dairy farm.

Milk contains 9 essential nutrients, including protein, vita-min D, calcium and potassium!

Dairy Foods from Farm to TableDairy Foods from Farm to Table