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North West Labs moves, expands

By Blair Koch, Ag Weekly Correspondent
Aug 31, 2007
Aug 31, 2007

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By Blair Koch, Ag Weekly Correspondent

JEROME, Idaho North West Labs processes over 100,000 individual cow’s milk samples and over 200 feed stock samples during the peak of harvest season.

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