News Release 6-17-2002 |
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STATE TO MARK DAIRY MONTH WITH MEGA-SUNDAE To celebrate national June Dairy Month, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) will sponsor West Virginia Dairy Day June 19, 2002. WVDA employees will conduct a milk-flavoring contest for Kanawha County schoolchildren at 10 a.m. and a VIP ice cream sundae-building contest at noon. For a finale, WVDA will build an eight-foot super sundae, which the public is invited to help eat. The event will be conducted at the State Capitol, between the west wing and the Cultural Center. The event will be moved to the Capitol Rotunda if it rains. Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass will be one of the VIPs in the sundae contest, which will be judged by the crowd’s applause. “I’d like to thank Governor Bob Wise for his Dairy Day proclamation and our state’s dairy farmers for their contributions to the nation’s dairy industry,” said Commissioner Douglass. “Dairy products are the third-leading sector of the state’s agricultural economy, bringing in $40 million a year in revenues. That’s an accomplishment worthy of our recognition.” Other VIPs taking part in the contest are local weatherpersons Tony Mainolfi of WCHS-TV, Dan Bartow of the National Weather Service, state FFA President Nathan Taylor and others. The event is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, American Dairy Association & Dairy Council Mid-East, West Virginia Dairy Processors Association and United Valley Bell Dairy. According to the Southeast Dairy Industry Association: Bones continue to grow until around age 35 and require adequate amounts of calcium after that point to remain dense and strong. Today’s dairy cases are exploding with new milk flavors in convenient, single-serving packages, making it more convenient than ever to enjoy the beverage that provides more nutrients per calorie than virtually any other. Chocolate and other flavored milk is as healthy as white milk, and also contains eight essential nutrients. Chocolate and other flavored milk is also available in low-fat
varieties, plus has less sugar than juice and soft drinks and a
minimal amount of caffeine.
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