By Christine Dzujna and Grace Hermann 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 efforts to expand food freedom. Below is […]
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 […]
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 […]
PRIME Act Reintroduction
About the PRIME Act We are happy to report that an important federal meat bill we’ve been tracking, which had been shelved for a time, has now been reintroduced by Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). The Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act is proposed bipartisan legislation that would dramatically reduce […]