1. Jessica Bloomberg Executive Director Iowa State Dairy Association April 16, 2013

2. Industry Overview Iowa 1,750 dairy farms includes cows, goats and one dairy sheep farm family-owned 210,000 dairy cows herd sizes– 10 cows to 6,000 cows 4.34 billion pounds of milk annually 2.25% of the 192.8 billion pounds in total U.S. milk production ranks 12 th nationally in total pounds of milk produced

5. Iowa’s Processing Scope Iowa ranks among the top 10 states in— fluid milk bottling (9th) total dairy products processed (8th) cheese production (7th) cottage cheese production (6th) American cheese production (6th) ice cream production (4th)

6. Iowa has— 11 milk bottling plants processing fluid milk 10 plants processing dry milk products 11 plants processing cheese 7 plants processing ice cream more than 12 receiving and transfer stations to facilitate sales and transportation of milk

7. Dairy cows and the economic activity that they generate in the local economy have always and continue to be one of the most robust economic stimuli that exist. (Iowa State University’s Iowa’s Dairy Industry: An Economic Review)

8. Iowa’s Dairy Industry… Has a total economic impact per cow through direct/indirect and induced commerce of $23,445. Each cow generates the equivalent of point one (.1) full time job created throughout the entire dairy and processing sectors. (Every 10 cows = 1 full time job) More than 22,000 jobs are supported by the activities directly, indirectly and induced by a strong dairy presence.

9. Dairy farms are GREAT for Iowa! The Iowa dairy industry involves over $715 million in sales of milk produced and $1.2 billion of processed dairy products making it 1 of the 5 largest commodity groups in the state. Including the secondary impacts of input purchasing and consumer spending by farmers and workers involved in the dairy industry brings the total economic effects to $4.9 billion.

10. Why Iowa? Our Resources! Water Land People Transportation Top markets

11. To read the entire study Iowa’s Dairy Industry: An Economic Review, log on to ISDA’s website at www.iowadairy.orgwww.iowadairy.org.

12. jessicab@iowadairy.org 515-971-3620 www.iowadairy.org