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Profile America: World Dairy Day

October 4, 2016 5:36 AM·

Tuesday, October 4 —  Madison, Wisconsin truly has got milk.  Today is the opening of the 50th annual gathering of the World Dairy Expo in the Wisconsin capital.  Evolved out of the World Food Expo in 1967, the exposition is expected to draw well over 70,000 attendees from 90 countries. Farmers, producers and visitors will see some of the best dairy cattle, exchange ideas and knowledge, and learn about genetics, profit margins, and even cow comfort.  Nearly 875 companies participate in the trade show to promote the latest industry technology.   America’s dairy product manufacturing employs about 132,000 people in over 1,700 establishments.  The annual value of all this milk, cheese, butter and more is over $124 billion.

Profile America is in its 20th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.