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  A new federal study implicated raw-milk products in a majority of dairy-related disease outbreaks, but demand and devotion to the product remains strong.

  Raw milk's supporters can be found in Whatcom County and the nation's capital, where an advocacy group said the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was flawed.

  The CDC reported Tuesday, Feb. 21, that 60 percent of 121 dairy-related outbreaks from 1993 to 2006 were linked to raw milk, yogurt or cheese. One percent of the dairy consumed in the United States over that period was unpasteurized, meaning that the rate of raw-milk outbreaks was 150 times greater than the rate of diseases stemming from pasteurized milk, according to the CDC.

• Texas farmers use business wile to weather drought

  Texas farmers use business wile to weather drought

  Linda Galayda hauled water and flagged down truck drivers to ask about their hay. She sold calves and young cows and made her son leave their East Texas family ranch for a job in San Antonio.

• Mesa dairy farmer needs feed costs to drop

  Mesa dairy farmer needs feed costs to drop

  MESA -- There is not much profit for dairy farmers to cream off a gallon of milk these days.

  Wholesale milk prices are up from a year ago, but so are feed costs. A lot more.

  The margin hasn't been enough to ensure a good year for small dairy operators such as Travis and Sasha Thomasson of the Double T Dairy in Mesa.

• Whatcom dairy farmers expect lower prices for milk in 2012

  Whatcom dairy farmers expect lower prices for milk in 2012

  Whatcom County dairy farmers pay close attention to weather forecasts, the cows and the land to determine success, but this year economic factors could weigh more heavily on their minds.

  After getting a decent price for milk in 2011, prices are already starting to tick downward while feed and fuel costs remain elevated. That could make profit margins slim in 2012, said Troy Lenssen, who co-owns a Lynden-area dairy with his brother, Terry.

  "It looks like the price will be about 10 to 15 percent less this year. It will still be above the historical average, but production costs are running close to double (the average)," Lenssen said.

• Lynden Darigold plant running at 60 percent capacity after fire

  Lynden Darigold plant running at 60 percent capacity after fire

  LYNDEN - The Darigold milk plant that was damaged in a fire over the weekend could take months to get back to full capacity, according to a spokeswoman for the company.

  The milk plant, located at 8424 Depot Road, is operating at 60 percent of capacity after the fire damaged one of two dryers that turn milk into powder, spokeswoman Michelle Carter said.

  Carter estimated that it could take three to five months to repair the damage and get back to full capacity at the plant, which usually converts about 4 million pounds of milk into powder every day. The majority of that powder is then exported.