The cows will still give their milk and their owners will still savour frothy
mouthfuls straight from the
farm. But now, the infamous cow-share program of Durham, Ont., is legal in the
eyes of the law.
In a surprise move, a Newmarket court ruled Thursday that dairy farmer Michael
Schmidt can
continue his raw milk cooperative and that his venture does not break laws
against selling
unpasteurized milk.
Government officials had little to say about the decision Thursday. But dairy
experts say the ruling
will spur more cow-share programs to form and encourage the underground co-ops
already operating
in Ontario to surface. And, they say, it will likely force the government to
change its laws to allow the
sale and distribution of raw milk.
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