Okeechobee County continues to be the leading county in Florida with more than 2.6 times as many dairy cows as any other county. Milk produced by Florida dairy farmers provides about 85 percent of the fluid milk consumed in the state. Fun Facts Chocolate milk has the same 9 essential nutrients as white milk, and has less sugar than fruit juice and soda. The amount of caffeine in chocolate milk is similar to decaffeinated drinks. Cola, on the other hand, may contain up to 10 times more caffeine than chocolate milk.
Cheese is one of the best sources of calcium.
It takes 19 cups of milk to make one pound of American cheese. The milk available to consumers for purchase at the store today was milked from a cow just two days ago on average. Florida s dairy cows consume large amounts of by-product feeds. Of the citrus pulp, molasses, brewer s grains and other by-products produced in the state, dairy cattle recycle about 348,000 tons as feed. By eating by-products that can t be used by people, cows keep out of Florida s landfills an amount of feed equal in size to a football field piled 20 yards deep.