Dairy farmer gets right to open creamery

(Baltimore Sun) - A man whose efforts to open a creamery at his Long Green Valley dairy farm had been thwarted by a few neighbors emerged victorious Thursday when the Baltimore County Council passed a zoning regulation that will allow him to sell organic products from the milk his cows produce. "This bill will support the county's $300 million agricultural industry, help meet our land preservation goals and help farmers supply fresh local produce to patrons," said Chris McCollum, agriculture liaison for the county's department of economic development. The new law will allow farmstead creameries to operate in agricultural areas. Continued

Photo: Cow, somewhere in PA.