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Farm Legal Podcast Series #6: Can’t Believe it’s Raw Butter – The Legal Battle for Raw Food

By Farm-to-Consumer | April 22, 2022

We partnered with Barn2Door to produce a podcast series that helps independent farmers and ranchers navigate the legal challenges they often face.  In this episode, we cover the Campaign for Raw Food and the concerns that have been raised over regulations on raw butter. 

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This article can be found in: Resource: Dairy & Herdshares, Resources

Farm Legal Podcast Series #5: Swine and Pork Laws, Sow what?

By Farm-to-Consumer | March 4, 2022

We partnered with Barn2Door to produce a podcast series that helps independent farmers and ranchers navigate the legal challenges they often face. In this episode, we focus on pork regulations, how laws vary across the country, and the resources FTCLDF offers to help producers sell direct-to-consumer.

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This article can be found in: Resource: Meat & Meatshares, Resource: Ranching, Resources

Farm Legal Podcast Series #4: The Law on Raw…Produce.

By Farm-to-Consumer | February 4, 2022

We partnered with Barn2Door to produce a podcast series that helps independent farmers and ranchers navigate the legal challenges they often face. In this episode, we focus on produce regulations, FSMA, how laws vary across the country, and the resources FTCLDF offers to help producers sell direct-to-consumer.

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This article can be found in: Resource: Pastured Poultry & Eggs, Resource: Urban Ag and Produce, Resources

Introduction to the Updated Red Meat Map & Chart

By Christine Dzujna | January 20, 2022

In 1967 Congress passed the Wholesome Meat Act, Public Law 90-201, amending the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA). The act expanded the federal government’s authority over meat slaughter and processing to intrastate commerce but did create exemptions from the requirement that an inspector be present when slaughtering is taking place. The Wholesome Meat Act allowed the “uninspected” slaughter of meat animals at a custom facility as long as the owner…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Resource: Meat & Meatshares, Resources, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, federal regulations, food freedom, food rights, food safety, legislation, meat processing, slaughterhouses, state legislation, USDA

Farm Legal Podcast Series #3: Selling Bulk Meat? The Legal Side of Livestock Sales.

By Farm-to-Consumer | January 7, 2022

We partnered with Barn2Door to produce a podcast series that helps independent farmers and ranchers navigate the legal challenges they often face. In this episode, we focus on livestock and herdshare/meat share regulations, how they vary across the country, and the resources FTCLDF offers to help producers sell direct-to-consumer.

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This article can be found in: Resource: Meat & Meatshares, Resource: Ranching, Resources

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