National June Dairy Month began as National Milk Month in 1937, to promote drinking milk.

Wisconsin held its first June Dairy Month in 1939, expanding the celebration to include milk, cheese, butter and ice cream.

Wisconsin is home to 1.27 million dairy cows.

Wisconsin has more dairy cows per square mile than any other state.

The average annual milk production for a dairy cow is 24,067 pounds, as of 2022.

Ninety percent of Wisconsin milk is made into cheese.

It takes 10 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese.

There are 600 different types, varieties and styles of cheese made in Wisconsin.

Brick cheese was invented in Wisconsin in 1877 and named for its brick-like shape, created when real bricks are used to press moisture from the cheese.

Colby cheese was created in Colby, Wis., in 1885.

It takes 12 pounds of milk to make 1 gallon of ice cream.

More than 300 different flavors of ice cream are produced in Wisconsin.

It takes 21.8 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of butter.

The U. S. dairy industry supports 3 million jobs.