Dairy Farms

Dairy farms collect milk and ship it off to be processed.

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Some milk is used for drinking.

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Yogurt

But milk is also used to make...

…and more.

Skim Milk Powder

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Butter

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Cottage Cheese

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Ice Cream

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Yogurt

There’s a lot of work that happens from cow to milk.

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Farmers have to decide on what type of cow to raise.

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Holsteins and Jerseys are the most common type of milk cows in the United States.

Holsteins

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Jerseys

The cows are brought in for milking.

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Cows used to be milked by hand. This took a long time.

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Milking machines make milking easier and faster.

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Udders and machines must be cleaned before milking.

Milking can take 1 – 3 hours,

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is.

Once the milking is done, the milk has to be tested to make sure it’s ‘healthy’.

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Then the milk truck is filled and on its way.

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