Raw milk and butter from Organic Pastures, a dairy in Fresno County, CA, are being recalled after 10 people became sick from a strain of bacteria found in a sample of cream from the dairy.

None of the people involved in the current recall was hospitalized. The patients ranged in age from 9 months to 38 years and came from five California counties, including Santa Clara. They all became sick between January and the end of April this year.

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Robots are playing a bigger role in farming these days. From automatic planting machines to robotic cow udder cleaners, high tech is the way of the future for large farms that are struggling to turn a profit. Robotic machines can also save farmers time:

Robot technologies like these can buy farmers a little more time off.

"Just this past Christmas we had a customer of ours that had started up two of our (robotic milkers) with their herd," says Mark Futcher, product...

Organic Valley is set to begin selling milk from cows that have only been allowed to graze on grass and not fed corn, silage, or any other kind of feed. The company says that the milk is richer in Omega-3s, calcium, and other nutrients.

“It’s a simple truth that cows naturally love to eat grass,” said Organic Valley Grassmilk farmer-owner Jim Regli. “We pasture-raise our cows to feed them what already grows here in the beautiful north coast of California. Rye grass, white...

Tasting Table got their hands on this fantastic recipe from chef Nicole Krasinski of San Francisco. Tapioca alone is scrumptious (for those who don't mind the texture), but add dulce de leche and we think it might be a home run:

Nicole Krasinski didn't grow up in a particularly dessert-heavy household, but tapioca pudding, one of the few desserts she remembers eating regularly, was a post-dinner...