Golden State expects to surpass Wisconsin in cheese production, but not without growing pains
The Golden State's dairy industry, is the largest in the country, and generated $47.3 billion in economic activity in 2002 in wages, revenues and related expenditures, according to a comprehensive study commissioned by the CMAB. Within California, the study reported that the state's dairy industry generated 257,800 full-time equivalent jobs and had an economic impact of $35.1 billion.