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Food Rights News

West Virginia Emergency Herdshare Rules

By Farm-to-Consumer | September 13, 2016

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Walt Helmick filed final emergency rules governing herdshare operations on August 26. The emergency regulations are in effect for 15 months at which point the state

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: raw milk, raw milk laws, state legislation, West Virginia

FTCLDF Member Bavuso Before Virginia Supreme Court Again

By Farm-to-Consumer | September 8, 2016

On September 15 at 9:00 a.m. the Virginia Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of York County Board of Supervisors et al. v. Bavuso, marking the second time in three years that oyster farmer and Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund member Anthony Bavuso will

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Bavuso, FTCLDF Cases, oysters, Right to Farm, Virginia

Decline in U.S. Slaughterhouse Numbers Continues

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | August 31, 2016

On April 20, 2016, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published its 2015 Livestock Slaughter Summary; the data indicates further deterioration of U.S. slaughterhouse infrastructure. The total number of

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq. This article is related to: food freedom, PRIME Act, slaughterhouses

RNC Keeps Junk Food on the Table

By Bernadette Barber | August 8, 2016

The sham known as the DARK Act was an ugly reminder about who controls food policy in this country. Virginia farmer and activist Bernadette Barber provides details on who the players are and how they operate.

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: food freedom, food safety, legislation, Monsanto

Getting from “Es-carg-no” to Escargot

By Ric Brewer | August 3, 2016

FTCLDF member Ric Brewer, owner at Little Gray Farms Escargots, had a potentially profitable niche business lined up—selling snails to restaurants—but USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service created obstacles

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: federal legislation, food freedom, legislation, snails, USDA, Washington

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