Quality Science Behind The Scene - Cheryl Harmon

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

When you think of the dairy industry, it doesn't take long for people to identify the dairy farm family taking care of the land, the animals, and producing that top quality milk. You recognize the milk truck/semi that's transporting that milk. You obviously recognize the end products of that milk - cheese, yogurt, ice cream, etc. One element you may not think about is all the quality control measures that are in place to guarantee that you're getting safe, top quality milk to start with.

Cheryl Harmon can tell you all about it. She's been a part of the milk testing quality team at Fox Valley Quality Control Lab in Kaukauna basically since it began. Harmon now oversees a lab staff that's using highly sophisticated testing to analyze every load of milk that travels from a FarmFirst dairy farm.

Listen in as Cheryl explains the volume of testing the handle each day! It's not just about safety, it's also about quality. That matters to the dairy farms counting on quality premiums from their processing partners. Consumers - you should also listen to Cheryl's comments and frustration over antibiotic labeling in the grocery store. She sets the record straight - in Wisconsin NO MILK contains antibiotics. It's law, and Cheryl and her team enforce it.

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