Raw milk laws are a hodgepodge in this country; due mainly to the federal ban on raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce, the laws are different state to state. The Raw Milk Nation Chart goes into more detail than the Raw Milk Nation Map© by
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Farm Family Threatened with $700,000 Fine for Raising Pigs
Farm advocates to gather for a court hearing in support of the Bakers
Falls Church, Virginia–(July 8, 2013)–The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through the Michigan Attorney General, is asking the judge hearing Mark Baker’s case to fine him $700,000. DNR believes Mark has 70 “illegal pigs” being raised in violation of an
Tell EPA to Lower Glyphosate Tolerance Levels – Protect Our Health and the Environment! Action Alert
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new rule raising the allowed residue levels of Monsanto’s herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) on food crops and more. The regulation went into effect May 1, 2013.
Tell the EPA to use the latest independent science rather than depending on industry-funded, outdated studies supplied by Monsanto!
Lawsuit over Monsanto GMO Seed Patents and Farmland Contamination
Appeals Court Binds Monsanto to Promise Not to Sue Organic Farmers
FALLS CHURCH, VA–(June 12, 2013)–A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Monday that a group of organic and otherwise non-GMO farmer and seed company plaintiffs are not entitled to bring a lawsuit to protect themselves from Monsanto’s transgenic seed patents “because Monsanto has made binding assurances that it will not take
Keep Aspartame Out of “Milk”! Action Alert
Dairy industry petitions the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve aspartame as a hidden additive in milk, yogurt, eggnog and cream.
The integrity of our food supply is poised for another blow with citizens petition submitted to FDA by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). These industry groups are asking the FDA to alter the definition of “milk” to include