Dairy Council of California Celebrates 90 Years
Dairy Council of California's story begins in 1919 when two well known dairy industry
leaders, Sam Greene and Chester Earl Gray were on San Francisco Bay ferryboat commuter
trips. They had been reading about discoveries in the field of nutrition, in particular
two articles published in Hoards Dairyman about the discovery of vitamin A by Dr.
E.V. McCollum from the University of Wisconsin. McCollum characterized vitamin A
as a "vital life substance in dairy fat." Also, cities around the country
were experimenting with school feeding programs in the early 1900s. These events
inspired Greene and Gray to create a link between nutrition science and dairy products
that led to the formation of the California Dairy Council, made up of volunteer
producers and distributors. They saw an opportunity to provide services for the
public as well as the dairy industry.
OUR HISTORY
