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Article: Oregon dairies take sides in debate over unpasteurized milk.
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- December 19, 2005
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Byline: Eric Flowers
Dec. 19--Billie and Dave Johnson spent two fruitless years trying to make it as a small commercial dairy, amassing a herd of 60 milk cows on a windswept and largely treeless parcel outside Prineville.
They threw in the towel earlier this year, overwhelmed by too much work for too little return.
Two months ago, they started over as a private dairy producing unpasteurized milk for a select number of customers willing to buy a share in the farm and pay a monthly fee -- an arrangement referred to as herd-sharing.
The decision has put them in the middle of a growing debate about whether people should be able to provide ...