Vaccines protect dairy calves from diseases. That’s the short definition. The “long” story of vaccinating calves is that vaccine performance depends on many, highly variable factors.
Modified live vaccines can be effective in building immunity in cattle, because they stimulate an immune response to a variation of disease-causing organisms. But those live organisms can be touchy and temperamental.
Despite violating an agreement made with the Oregon Department of Agriculture to maintain proper wastewater storage capacity, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Skye ruled in favor of the Lost Valley Farm owner.
Judge Fredrick Clement made the decision to hand the second-largest dairy in Oregon over to an appointed trustee in order for it to continue to operate.
Vaccines are intended to prevent disease in cattle and can be highly effective when delivered intact. But many vaccines also are highly fragile, and can be rendered useless by cold, heat or sunlight.
The appointed trustee of Lost Valley Farm, Randy Sugarman has made the decision to shut down the Boardman, Ore., operation and place it up for sale in March 2019.
Despite state government actions pushing to shut down the second largest dairy in Oregon, Greg te Velde, owner of Lost Valley Farm near Boardman, Ore., continues to fight an ongoing waste management battle.
As much as 90 percent of the milk that goes into a cheese-making facility comes out as whey, which can be expensive to dispose of in landfills and potentially harmful to the environment.
Environmental groups are doubling down on demands for a 'megadairy' moratorium in Oregon as a new owner takes over a troubled operation in northeastern Oregon.
