National dairy month

June is national dairy month, so I thought that I would post something in honor of the event. I didn't know we had a national dairy month until I worked for Progessive Publishing about three years ago. There main magazine is Progressive Dairyman, and I wrote a lot of articles for them.

I learned something interesting about milk last fall. A recent study showed milk to be better for rehydrating kids after exercise than water is. Milk has protein and electrolytes, and so does as good of a job as a sports drink, without the extra sugar and food coloring. I still think that water is probably one of the best choices most of the time, but after a really hard work out, you do need something. And I would definitely rather reach for the milk rather than a sports drink!

Here are some other interesting articles to read about cows and national dairy month:
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/30/3633556/dairy-month-worth-a-taste-recipes.html

http://hometownsource.com/2012/05/31/dairy-industry-makes-many-contributions-to-our-american-society/

http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2012/06/01/happy-national-dairy-month/

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/columns/dairy-focus/dairy-focus-celebrate-dairy-month