The fresh milk and other dairy products you enjoy every day start on a dairy farm right here in the Midwest, not too far from where you live and buy groceries. Each midwest dairy producer has a fram with a herd of dairy cows—some have just a few dozen cows and some have very large herds of 100 or more.

These dairy cows are fed healthy and nutritious diets so they will make lots of fresh milk every day. Dairy cows also receive attentive care by the farmers and local veterinarians to make sure the cows are in the peak of health.

By and large, a dairy cow's typical day includes 8 hours of eating, 8 hours of sleeping, and 8 hours of chewing cud (something that all bovine animals do because they have two stomachs and… well, that's another story!)

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