Dairy Products
Minnesota Dairy
Dairy Cows
Environment
100
How many pounds of butter does it take to make a butter sculpture?
90 lbs
100
What percent of dairy farms are family owned?
94 percent
100
How many breeds of dairy cows are there?
Extra 100 points if you name one
Seven
Holstein, Jersey, Brownswiss, Guernsey, Aryshire, Red and White Holsteins, Milking Shorthorns
100
How many times is water recycled on a farm?
Four times
200
How many pounds of milk does it take to make 1 gallon of ice cream?
12 pounds
200
How many dairy farms are in Minnesota?
I will give you the points if you are within 100
around 1800
200
Cows produce more milk when listening to what type of music?
a. Classical
b. Rock
c. Country
d. Pop
a. Classical
200
What is the natural fertilizer that is applied to farmers fields?
Manure
300
What dairy product is known for being gut-healthy and contains probiotics?
Yogurt
300
What is Minnesota ranked in milk production?
7th
Minnesota dairy production is worth 35 billion dollars
300
How long do cows spend in the parlor?
8-10 minutes
300
What percent of a cows diet is made up of ingredients humans cannot eat?
80 percent
400
How is cheese colored?
a. Turmeric Extract
b. Artificial coloring (Red 40, Yellow 5)
c. Paprika Extract
d. Carrot Extract
Paprika Extract
400
How many pounds of cheese did Minnesota produce last year?
73 million pounds
400
What percent of milk has antibiotics in it?
Zero Percent
Bonus: Does this mean that farmers use no antibiotics?
400
How much less water are dairy farmers using compared to 2007? (percent answer)
30 percent less
500
Name one mineral found in a cup of milk
Extra points if you can name its function in the body
Calcium, Selenium, Iodine, Zinc, Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium
500
How many jobs on average does the Minnesota Dairy industry provide? (points given to closest guess)
115,600 jobs
500
How many compartments are in a cows stomach?
Zero
Rumen, Reticulum, Abomasum, Omasum
500
How many pounds of byproducts do U.S dairy cows consume each day that otherwise would have ended up in the landfills?
Hint: it is in the millions
306 million pounds day
- Each cow eats 26.5 pounds a day
