World Milk Day 2018

Have you heard...

It's World Milk Day!

Well, it's more than that. 

We also are celebrating the start of June Dairy Month! 

According to Midwest Dairy,

National Dairy Month  

is the perfect time to celebrate foods made from milk.

 From pizza to parfaits and chocolate milk to cheese plates,

 dairy is a part of all the things you love to eat. 

After all, the best memories are made over milkshakes! 

Down on the dairy farm, 

we celebrate every day with our cows 

and today we raise our glass to them!

                       
                                                    Happy World Milk Day!

Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

Governor Asa Hutchinson declared June Dairy Month in Arkansas.

It's the perfect kick-off to a month that celebrates the nutritious goodness of milk and a variety of dairy products that consumers across our state and the nation enjoy everyday.

Milk is our Arkansas state drink!

I was honored to take part in this ceremony with 

Arkansas Farm Bureau Dairy Ambassador Julie Griffin,

other dairy  farmers and industry leaders.

                                         
                                       I'm thankful for a governor who supports dairy farmers,
                                                                                 and

                                              showed his love for milk by raising his glass
                                           to celebrate June Dairy Month and World Milk Day!
                                                                 

Celebrate World Milk Day

 

Routine is part of our every day life on the dairy  farm--feeding our cows,milking the cows, feeding baby calves and all the other chores that happen in a day to take care of the land and our animals.One of my favorite dairy farm  routines is   having a new calf born on our farm.  This mama gave birth just a few hours ago and I wanted to share this 'first kiss' picture in celebration of World Milk Day!

 

Routine for this baby today includes resting in the field with her mama, a bottle of colostrum to provide antibodies to protect from disease, and a name tag placed on her ear. Tomorrow she will be taxied to the calf raising area and become part of my daily routine! You can find more information about dairy routine and what's so good about dairy at Dairy Makes Sense.  

 

Hope you're having a dairy good  Wednesday!