Raw Milk In Colorado

Raw-milk dairy owners in Colorado herald the state's department of health, a rarity in the increasingly spirited and discordant national discussion over raw milk.

The Raw Milk Association of Colorado is including the department of health in sculpting potential legislation that would expand the raw-milk exemption to include all raw-milk products. But any expansion will be minimal. There are not any dreams or plans to push raw milk into retail stores, as it's done in California.

Small scale is the key to success for Colorado's raw-milk dairies, say the state's raw-milk advocates. The cow-share program was designed to eliminate distributors and retailers who might stand between a cow and a milk drinker.

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