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The Virginia beef cattle and dairy industry served up lunch today for members of the Virginia General Assembly Delegates and Senators. Beef and dairy are the second and third largest sectors of Virginia agriculture. Collectively the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association and the Virginia State Dairymen’s Association represent industries employing more than 50,000 people; from farms and farmers (and 1.6 million cattle) to businesses for beef and milk products. Today’s lunch menu featured wholesome food produced on Virginia farms and processed by Virginia businesses including: 
Together the Virginia beef and dairy industries provide more than $14 billion to the state’s economy through jobs, support of local businesses, exports and productive land use. Cattle and dairy producers in Virginia are important contributors to a strong economy, food security and a healthy environment and are appreciative of the service each day the members of the General Assembly provide to the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Steak raised at Glenmary Farm in Rapidan, Virginia, a Century Farm, and processed at Seven Hills Foods in Lynchburg, Virginia, an AFID grant recipient of the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
- Maola Milk produced by Virginia’s dairy farmers of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc.; pasteurized, packaged and distributed in Virginia.
- Potato Chips are provided by Route 11 located in Mount Jackson, Virginia and made from potatoes grown on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Joanna Shipp greets delegates and staff.
Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative is a community of dairy farm families passionate about cultivating dairy goodness and bottling fresh Maola brand milk and dairy products available in the Southeast. Founded in 1920, the cooperative’s farmers produce three billion pounds of milk a year for consumers and manufacturers worldwide. Our dairy farm families take pride in creating dairy products people crave, operating with passion and integrity, responsibly caring for our resources and providing a rewarding livelihood for our farmers and employees.
For more information about Maryland & Virginia, visit: mdvamilk.com
