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My Brown Swiss cow, Beyonce, and I at the county fair.

Hello and welcome everyone to A Dairy Good Life! My name is Carlie Krueger and I will be the writer of this blog. First things first: introducing myself. I come from a small town in farthest southeast corner of Minnesota called Caledonia. A couple miles out of town you will find my family owned dairy farm where we milk about forty cows of various breeds. In my younger years, I was an active member in my 4-H club showing my dairy cows at the local county fair and volunteering around the community. In high school, I was also very active in our town’s FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapter where I participated in dairy judging. Currently, I am a sophomore majoring in agricultural communications with a minor in animal science at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota (Go Bison!).

As one might have already guessed from the title of my blog or the web link address, I have a big passion for anything relating to the dairy community. My goal with this blog is that I will be able to reach an audience that may or may not have any knowledge or experience with dairy. Talking about the different ways to get more information about the dairy industry, answering why Blanche the dairy cow looks different than Eleanor the beef cow, and speaking about the different dairy breeds in the United States are some of the things I intend to write about in my blog.

The seven major breeds of dairy cows.

Another area in the dairy community I am looking forward to write about are ways you can add more dairy products to your meals. Did you know that milk has nine, yes, you read that correctly, nine essential nutrients in just a single eight ounce glass? Wow! The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that children and adults receive three cups of fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products in their meals each day. I hope to post some great tips and yummy recipes along the way that contain the wonderful wholesome product that is milk.

Milk, cheese, and yogurt are always great choices!

This is just the beginning of my various posts and my wish for you as readers is to leave this blog with better and clearer knowledge of a lifestyle that I have grown up in and have grown to love. Until next time, remember your three servings and have a dairy good day!

Information and pictures located at:

(http://www.drink-milk.com/health-wellness/3-every-day.aspx#.VBNtpvldWSo)

(http://www.purebreddairycattle.com/pages/Breeds.php)