Upstate Niagara Cooperative has been recognized for its production of high-quality products by being named the 2014 Best Milk processor by Cornell University’s New York State Milk Quality Improvement Program, a dairy farmer-funded program.
The Buffalo-based dairy cooperative scored a 99.4 out of a possible 100 with fluid milk from its Buffalo facility, beating out the other 16 plant participants.
Announced at the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse, Upstate Niagara accepted the award after samples of their fluid milk underwent rigorous analysis by program officials throughout the last year. Microbiological and chemical tests were performed at Cornell University to analyze various requirements to meet butterfat content, taste, odor and post-pasteurization bacteria counts within the milk’s sell-by date.
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