At a time when Oklahoma families are struggling with inflation, rising land prices, shrinking rural populations, and increasing corporate consolidation of agriculture, supporters are questioning why state agencies are spending taxpayer resources pressuring local ranchers instead of supporting them. Concerns are being raised after local rancher Joel Hollingsworth of Smoke River Ranch reportedly received multiple […]
Legislative Progress on Food Freedom Bills Show There Is Strength in Numbers
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund monitors, advises, and works to influence hundreds of food freedom bills and policies across the country that align with our mission. We’ve been tracking their progress and engaging with legislators and our members to lend our support to those efforts that seek to expand food freedom. In our newsletters and elsewhere, […]
Member Spotlight: Daufuskie Community Farm
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Daufuskie Community Farm is a non-profit, volunteer-run farm supporting agriculture on Daufuskie Island through educational outreach, community events, hosting WWOOF volunteers, and serving as a sustainable example of a working farm. The farm joined FTCLDF on a personal recommendation from Joel Salatin after a government avian influenza response resulted in the […]
Supreme Court decision favors the Monsanto Company
On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision negating the possibility of lawsuits against pesticide producer Monsanto Company under state failure-to-warn laws. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has previously considered the use of glyphosate-based pesticides such as Monsanto’s Roundup and has concluded the chemical compound to be safe. The International Agency […]
Ohio Members Stop Problematic Raw Milk Bill in Its Tracks
In 2025, Ohio House Bill 406 was introduced and sought to allow the sale of raw milk with a permit. Current law only allows sales with a permit to “grandfathered” producers who had been selling raw milk before 1965. This, of course, carved out just about all producers in the state and left them with […]
Farm Bill Update – April 2026
The “Farm Bill” is omnibus legislation, or a series of bills initially intended to support agriculture through difficult times. The current Farm Bill expires on September 30, 2026, and FTCLDF expects to see legislative activity on these bills in the upcoming months. A version of the Farm Bill put forth by the House Agriculture Committee […]
Hotline Blotter & Legal Roundup: April 2026
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund exists first and foremost to serve our members. Farmers, ranchers, homesteaders, and artisan food producers count on us for legal guidance, and our team is always here when they need support. Hotline Blotter When things get stressful, the Hotline has our members’ backs. It’s available 24 hours a day for those […]
Farm Attacked through Negative Press, Apparently Not Proof
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) has been arguing for some time that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) devastated local Florida farm, Keely’s Family Farm, LLC, through negative press rather than providing proof that the farm caused harm or by taking formal actions. What Happened This travesty began when the Florida DOH, lacking evidence to […]
Update: Keely Family Farms Speaks Out
Keely Family Farms, LLC responded in court to allegations made against it that rely solely on a Florida Department of Health Press release, which was issued without an investigation at the farm. In August 2025, a private lawsuit was brought against Keeley Family Farms and legally served at the last possible moment allowed. Update on 2/13/26: […]
New Cottage Food Law in Michigan
There’s a new cottage food law in Michigan! Michigan House Bill 4122, originally introduced in early 2025, was revived in mid-December and signed into law by the Governor on December 23. About Michigan’s New Cottage Food Law Prior MI cottage food law allowed for the production and sale of non-potentially hazardous foods that do not […]