Students can work in the SDSU Davis Dairy Plant and make cheese, ice cream, and butter, all sold to the public. With the help of students, the Davis Dairy Plant processes nearly one million pounds of milk annually. Sadie Streff , SDSU Food and Science and biochemistry student employee in Davis Dairy Plant, says she loves the hands-on experience at SDSU. The chemistry fascinates her, and with the Food and Science program, she’s able to hone in on that fascination. According to the International Dairy Foods Association , dairy manufacturing in South Dakota has a direct economic impact of $1,595,236,000 (about $4.9 per person in South Dakota) and $267,628,815,000 (about $820 per person in the US) in the entire US. High quality, safe, and diverse dairy-based product processing at the Davis Dairy Plant focuses on supporting the interdisciplinary field of study, elaborates Dr. Nwadike. “Food safety is at the core of each learning experience, challenging students to explore all avenues of risk with a proactive approach,” said Dr. Nwadike. Undergraduate students in the dairy manufacturing degree program are actively building a working knowledge of the chemical, physical, and microbiological properties in food, particularly dairy foods, she continues.
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