In September, our Mobile Dairy Classroom Instructor Efrain Valenzuela taught over 34,000 elementary school children about cows and how they make milk at the 2009 Los Angeles County Fair, held at the LA County Fairgrounds in Pomona. The fair was open Wednesdays through Fridays, September 9 to October 2, to school children from LA County and surrounding school districts. Efrain delivered the lesson in the existing milking parlor at the fairgrounds. In addition to learning where milk comes from, Efrain added information, vocabulary and other agricultural facts to the lesson. It was a fun and exciting way for students to learn how milk is produced and processed and how calcium can help build strong bones. Efrain has a degree from Cal Poly Pomona in Animal Science. He is the Manager of Dairy Council of California Mobile Dairy Classroom Instructors and has been working for Dairy Council of California since 1998.

Efrain also recently participated in Choco Milk’s first annual milking challenge. Two Dancing with the Stars celebrities competed in a cow-milking contest to determine who could yield the most milk. Efrain was the master of ceremonies. See the results in this milking contest video.

Check out our video snapshots page and watch the video segment of Efrain explaining the history of the Mobile Dairy Classroom.

Maureen Bligh, M.A., R.D.

Project Manager