Georgia’s dairy industry is comprised of more than 120 farms and 72,000 dairy cows, contributing more than $800 million to the state’s economy each year. It is also one of the state’s fastest growing industries, having increased milk production by over 25% since 2008. We may not be Wisconsin yet, but we’re getting there.
According to Lanier Dabruzzi of The Dairy Alliance, one of the biggest misconceptions about milk is that it contains antibiotics that can be dangerous for consumers. In reality cows treated with antibiotics are taken out of the milking herd until they are off the medicine, and all milk is thoroughly tested rigorously for antibiotics on multiple levels.
See Dabruzzi discuss why milk is one of the safest and most regulated produce items on supermarket shelves as she sits down with our friends at Georgia CEO:
