June is Dairy Month

PIERRE – Gov. Dennis Daugaard has declared June as “Dairy Month” in South Dakota. The state has more than 370 dairy producers with 91,000 cows that provide quality dairy products for consumers to enjoy every day.

“Our dairy farms here in South Dakota produce over 1.8 billion pounds of milk per year,” said Lucas Lentsch, South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture. “The dairy industry is very important to our state’s rural and urban economies.”

Each dairy cow in the state has a $14,042 economic impact on the local economy. The dairy industry as a whole has an annual economic impact of more than $1.27 billion in South Dakota.

The Governor’s proclamation also notes that people are recommended to consume three servings of dairy products every day.