Terminally on-line folks seem pretty wound up about raw milk. We always had a milk cow at home and had goats here for a time. We'd strain the milk but didn't pasteurize it. If you're buying it raw you should know if it's fresh and how it's being handled. If raw milk sits around too long the bacteria count likely climbs. If the cows never leave the barn and are filthy you are seeking trouble. Industrial agriculture doesn't compensate dairymen decently so they've attempted to grow their way to profitability creating a lot of environmental animal abuse issues. Raw would seem to be way for a small operation to do okay, although in the age of bird-flu, I don't really know what makes sense. Fresh food is something Big Ag can't compete with so you know how the industry press is going to go.