Prepared by the students of the WMEP Greatest Places project. The milk carton represents dairy farming, a major industry in Minnesota.
Milk is our official state drink.
Minnesota produces 9.7 billion pounds of milk per year and ranks fifth in dairy production among the United States. Minnesota is a world recognized leader in the development and production of computers, machinery and agricultural products. This wrapper represents the medical care as well as inventions that are the result of medical research conducted in Minnesota. Minnesota is the home of some of the finest medical treatment and research centers in the world.