 Well, with National Dairy Month coming to a close, many local celebrities participated in the eighth annual Dairy Days today. Anthony Scott was at the scene and even got in on the phone. June is National Dairy Month, so what better way to end the celebration than with the eighth annual Dairy Days? Dairy Days is an event hosted by Culver's and Baxter in conjunction with B&C Dairy Farms located just outside Brainerd. The reason why we continue to do it is to make people aware of where their food comes from. And we need to educate people that are removed from the farm and from agriculture. At Dairy Days, people learned about dairy products and what it takes to be a dairy farmer. The dairy industry works hard. Dairy farmers and all the dairy farmers work hard, take good care of their cows. They care for their environment and it's our livelihoods. To get a first-hand look at a farmer's daily duties, many local media members, government officials and other local celebrities participated in a cow milking contest. I also was able to get in on the fun as they asked me to participate in the cow milking contest, something that I really have never done. A lot of them never milked a cow before, so it was kind of intimidating getting underneath that big animal that has four feet and weighs about 1,300 pounds, it could be a little scary. And my inexperience showed as I was only able to produce three-quarters of an ounce in the time limit, finishing near the bottom of the pack. Tiffany Holinski was no coward when it came to milking as she went home with the first-place prize, producing almost three ounces of milk. I've done that a few times growing up and I've been kicked once or twice, so I know how to raise yourself against the cow and get ready for it. There was also a hay-throwing contest and a custard-eating contest, but at the end of the day, it was all about the educational experience. We need to remind people to eat dairy, milk has 90-centile vitamins and your body needs that to keep going and strong bones, strong teeth, and our cows need to be employed. So the more cheese you eat, the more milk you eat, the better everybody is. Reporting from Baxter, Anthony Scott, Lakeland News. Thanks Anthony. Yes, the CLC Agriculture Program Coordinator had to be one of the favorites in that competition. Cows produced the most milk in the summer months, making June the perfect month to celebrate the hard work of all dairy farmers. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.