• Milk is produced nationwide across all 50 states.  Over half of the volume comes from just five states; California, Wisconsin, Idaho, New York, and Pennsylvania. (Source: USDA)
美国全国50个州都生产牛奶。超过一半的产量来自于以下5州：加利福尼亚州，威斯康星州，爱达荷州，纽约州和宾夕法尼亚州。(来源:美国农业部)
  • U.S. milk production is triple the volume of New Zealand and Australia combined. (Source: USDA)
美国的牛奶产量是新西兰和澳大利亚总和的三倍。(来源:美国农业部)
  • The average U.S. cow produces 10,150 kg of milk per year.  This compares to per cow production of about 6,200 kg in the European Union, 5,800 kg in Australia and 4,100 kg in New Zealand. (Source: USDA)
美国奶牛平均每年产奶10150公斤。相较之下欧盟每头奶牛的产量约为6200公斤，澳大利亚为5800公斤，新西兰为4100公斤。(来源:美国农业部)
  • The U.S. is the world’s largest single producer of milk, cheese, butter, milk powder, and whey ingredients.
美国是世界上最大的牛奶、奶酪、黄油、奶粉和乳清原料生产国。 
  • 99% of California dairy farms are family owned.
99%的加州奶牛场为家族世袭。
  • Nearly 46% of all California milk goes to make California Cheese.
几乎46%的加州牛奶都用于制作加州奶酪。
  • Wisconsin has the most dairy cows, Texas the most beef cows.
威斯康星州的奶牛最多，德克萨斯州的肉牛最多。
  • Wisconsin has led the United States in cheese making since 1910.
威斯康辛州自1910年以来一直是美国奶酪制造业的领头羊。
  • On average, each American eats more than 31 pounds of cheese per year.
平均每个美国人每年吃31磅以上的奶酪。
•     California is home to more than 1,300 dairy farms.
        加州有1300多个奶牛场。
·         California is the largest dairy producing state in the U.S. and is the perfect place for dairy.
加州是美国最大的乳制品生产州，是生产乳制品的理想之地。
  
Northern California加州北部
Rain means green and green means pastures.  The climate in this area allows for a lot of pasture-based grazing that mimics the way big herds of migratory animals live in the wild.  Every time a cow leaves the milk barn, they have a new, fresh areas of grass to graze.
雨意味着绿色，绿色意味着牧场。这一地区的气候允许以大规模放牧形式为基础的牧场，这种放牧模仿了大型迁徙动物在野外生活的方式。每当奶牛离开牛奶场，它们就有一块崭新的新鲜草地可以吃。
 
Tulare County图莱里县
Tulare County is the largest dairy-producing county in the nation.  It also has the most cows with 450,000.
图莱里县是全国最大的乳制品生产县。它还拥有最多的奶牛有45万只。
Central/Southern California加州中部和南部
Farms in this region can get warm.  To help make sure the cows are comfortable, farms here use free stall barns to keep the cows cool throughout the summer.  On the plus side all that sunshine means farms can grow crops during multiple growing seasons.
这个地区的农场很温暖。为了确保奶牛们过得舒适，这里的农场在整个夏天都使用空闲的畜栏做牛棚来给奶牛们营造一个的凉爽环境。有利的一面是，这些的阳光意味着农场可以在多个生长季节种植农作物。