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<\/p>\nPennsylvania Farm Show offers interactive farming experiences at the Calving Corner<\/p>\n
Visitors can also take part in hands-on activities at Moo University<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOUR COVERAGE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW CONTINUES NOW, AS THE DOORS WILL BE OPENING UP FOR TODAY IN JUST A FEW HOURS. NEWS EIGHT\u2019S GABRIEL THOMAS ALREADY INSIDE THE COMPLEX, AND GABRIEL ONE OF THE NEATEST PARTS OF THE FARM SHOW IS THAT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT FARMING, YOU WILL FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE ANSWER. AND THERE\u2019S A PROGRAM THAT\u2019S ALSO DESIGNED TO DO THE SAME THING ABOUT DAIRY FARMING. IT IS. GOOD MORNING MATT. WELL, CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION HERE AT THE FARM SHOW COMPLEX. WE ARE AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY. YES, MU UNIVERSITY. SO ALTHOUGH IT\u2019S REALLY NICE TO SEE THOSE COWS GIVE BIRTH, IT\u2019S ALSO REALLY GOOD TO LEARN HOW THAT FOOD MAKES IT TO YOUR PLATE OR TO YOUR FRIDGE. WE\u2019RE TALKING ABOUT DAIRY COWS, NOT BEEF COWS, BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO EAT MILK AND YOU LIKE TO. OR YOU LIKE TO DRINK MILK. EXCUSE ME? YOU LIKE TO EAT CHEESE AND YOU LIKE TO EAT YOGURT. SO EVENTUALLY THAT GOES TO YOUR PLATE OR TO YOUR FRIDGE. NOW I HAVE BRITTANY SNYDER JOINING ME THIS MORNING. SHE IS WITH THE CAPTAIN CORNER AND MU UNIVERSITY. YOU EXPLAIN TO ME A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE WERE TALKING BEFOREHAND HOW MILK GOES THROUGH A SERIES OF STAGES OR PROCESS BEFORE IT MAKES IT TO YOUR FRIDGE OR TO YOUR PLATE? EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THAT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO MILK IS TESTED UP TO 17 TIMES BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR REFRIGERATOR. FROM THE TIME IT LEAVES THE FARM. WHEN IT GETS TO THE PROCESSING PLANT AND THEN GETS TO THE STORE. SO TODAY WE\u2019RE DOING AN ACTIVITY THAT KIND OF SIMULATES THOSE DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND STEPS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY REGULATED PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET. SO YOU CAN BE GUARANTEED EVERY TIME YOU TAKE A SIP OF MILK, IT IS SAFE AND HEALTHY FOR YOU TO DRINK. BUT TODAY WE\u2019RE GOING TO DO A FUN EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO EMULATE THAT. ALL RIGHT BRITTANY, SHOW ME HOW TO DO THIS. SO FIRST WE GET THE FOOD COLORING AND I HAVE TO STEP BACK BECAUSE I AM REALLY NOT AN EXPERT AT THIS. I\u2019M NOT A SCIENTIST, BUT I AM LEARNING HERE HOW TO TEST MILK. I\u2019LL PICK UP THIS Q-TIP. RIGHT, BRITTANY. YEP. YEAH. SO I\u2019M GOING TO PUT SOME FOOD COLORING IN HERE. AND YOU CAN SEE AS I\u2019M PUTTING THE FOOD COLORING IN, IT\u2019S NOT MAKING THE WHOLE PLATE ONE COLOR LIKE IT WOULD WITH WATER. AND THAT\u2019S BECAUSE THE FOOD COLORING IS ACTUALLY STICKING TO THE FAT GLOBULES IN THE MILK. SO WE\u2019RE ACTUALLY SEEING THE FAT GLOBULES. IT HELPS US SEE IT RIGHT NOW IN THE MILK. BUT WHAT WE\u2019RE GOING TO DO IS WE\u2019RE GOING TO SHATTER THOSE FAT MOLECULES AND WATCH THEM SCATTER ACROSS THE PLATE. SO WE\u2019RE GOING TO TAKE OUR Q-TIP, JUST PUT A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP ON THE END, AND THEN WE\u2019RE JUST GOING TO VERY GENTLY TAP SOME OF OUR FOOD COLORED SPOTS AND WATCH THE MAGIC HAPPEN. SO WE ARE ACTUALLY SEEING THOSE FAT GLOBULES SHATTER APART. AND THE FOOD COLORING IS LETTING US SEE THAT HAPPEN. AND THIS IS KIND OF ALSO MEANT TO EMULATE NOT ONLY TESTING MILK. WE DON\u2019T ACTUALLY TEST MILK WITH DISH SOAP AND COLOR, BUT WE\u2019RE ALSO EMULATING THAT. WE\u2019RE SHATTERING THOSE FAT GLOBULES IN MILK, WHICH IS THE SAME SIMILAR PROCESS AS HOMOGENIZATION. HOMOGENIZATION IS SO THAT WAY WHEN YOU GO TO DRINK YOUR MILK, YOU DON\u2019T HAVE TO SHAKE IT EVERY TIME RAW MILK CREAM RISES TO THE TOP. SO WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT, EVERY BOTTLE OF MILK SAYS HOMOGENIZATION, RE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania Farm Show offers interactive farming experiences at the Calving Corner<\/p>\n
Visitors can also take part in hands-on activities at Moo University<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:24 AM EST Jan 12, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n