Project: Create value around grass-fed milk
BY RON JOHNSON, DAIRY EDITOR
Agri-View; Thursday, November 4, 2010 11:18 AM CDT

Is there a way to “create value around grass-fed milk?” Scott Rankin, a UW-Madison food scientist,  asked that question last  week during a “grass-fed  dairy tasting.”

It was the second annual  event, and it drew several  dozen invited guests to the  Arlington Agricultural  Research Station. Guests heard informational presentations and participated in side-by-side tastings of foods made with “conventional” milk and that made with milk from cows that had primarily been grazed.

The 36-month project has a year to go. It’s funded with just over $148,000 from a North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Grant.

Laura Paine, the Wisconsin agriculture department’s grazing and organic agriculture specialist, said the project has four goals. The first goal is to “develop a definitive understanding of the unique physical, chemical and flavor qualities of grass-fed milk.”

Effect of pasteurization on long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and enzyme activities of human milk
Theresa R. Henderson, MS, Terese N. Fay, BS, Margit Hamosh, PhD.
Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
J Pediatr 1998;132:876-8

Abstract: Milk fatty acids, including the polyunsaturated long chain fatty acids essential for retinal function and brain development, are not affected by pasteurization (62.5° C for 30 min).

Is Milk from Grassfed Cows More Heart Healthy?
Conjugated linoleic acid in adipose tissue and risk of myocardial infarction
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Grass Works: A voice of Sustainable Farmers

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Writer, Madison, WI, May 5, 2010.

Raw milk advocates hope passage of Wis. bill will encourage other states to legalize sales too.  The legislation, Senate Bill 434, would allow licensed producers to sell raw milk through the end of next year if they obtain a license from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, adhere to regular testing, label each bottle as ‘unpasteurized,’ and include both the producer’s name and license number on the label, according to Wisconsin Ag Connection. Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education removed the clause that would prevent lawsuits against farmers who sold tainted milk when they passed the bill last month.

The bill was authored by Senator Pat Kreitlow and Rep. Chris Danou, with key amendments drafted in cooperation with Senator Sheila Harsdorf. Danou says the Senate’s actions are about ‘rural economic development,’ and he thinks its a win-win situation for family farmers who have found a way to add value to their businesses.

“This vote is a major victory for the right of the informed consumer to make their own choices,” Kreitlow said. “The passage of the bill will go a long way towards eliminating the black market of illegal raw milk sales that exists as well as addressing the public health concerns that come with it.”

Although federal law makes it illegal to sell raw milk across state lines, 25 states allow raw milk to be sold directly to consumers or through retail outlets. Opponents, however, say producers free choice should not be held above consumer safety.

Butter Oil - Overpriced or High Value Supplement for Acne?
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What exactly is this butter oil? How is it made? It is made from dairy oil that is extracted from cows without any heat (which would destroy some of its beneficial properties). The other important property is that it comes from cows eating rapidly growing grass, and only grass, a cow's natural food. This ensures the product has the highest nutritional quality possible.

Now how does this relate to someone suffering with acne? The answer is that it provides the highest concentration of quality fats that the acne sufferer desperately needs. In typical modern societies you are going to be looking at one of three sources for these fats, raw milk, raw cheese, or high vitamin butter oil. One of these sources is nearly essential for great results with acne. Butter oil has the advantage for people who cannot obtain raw milk or raw cheese to obtain these essential fats. Now I would still say raw milk is the best out of these as it can be taken in high quantities which helps the acne sufferer a lot.

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Acne Cures: Is there a Natural Remedy for Acne that Works?

Organic milk drinkers can soon take heart that the cows that produced their milk had a healthy, natural diet of pasture grass, if a new USDA rule is approved. The USDA proposal would add another requirement to the list of rules organic dairies must follow: During grazing season, cows must eat pasture grass. The public can weigh in on the proposal until Dec. 23.

Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/organic-milk-47121803#ixzz0Tlr1AQFS

More Antioxidants in Milk from Grass Fed Cows 
Milk from cows grazing on pasture and fed no or little grain had significantly higher concentrations of nutritionally desirable FAs and antioxidants - conjugated linoleic (60% and 99%, respectively) and -linolenic (39% and 31%, respectively) acids, -tocopherol (33% and 50%, respectively) and carotenoids (33% and 80%, respectively) - compared with milk from cows fed preserved forages and high grain diets. Full story