Idaho Utah Nevada Arizona Montana North Dakota Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania New York Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont New Jersey Delaware Maryland D.C. Kentucky Virginia West Virginia Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida Missouri Arkansas Louisiana South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Hawaii Alaska Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Oregon California Washington Mirec/Shutterstock.com Figure 10-11. Surprisingly, the top five states in dairy production are not all in the same area of the country. What makes a particular area more conducive to dairy cattle production than another? Wasan Srisawat/Shutterstock.com Figure 10-12. Dairy operations are high-maintenance, labor-intensive operations. What are some of the jobs or careers involved in dairy cattle production? Chapter 10 Large-Animal Production 527 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.