Congressman Rob Wittman has signed onto a bill that will encourage more local production and processing of meat in Virginia. The PRIME Act, H.R. 3187 (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption), was
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Breaking News: Ontario Raw Milk Farmer Released After Overnight Jail
Durham, Ontario—October 20, 2015—West Grey Police detained raw milk farmer Michael Schmidt on October 19, 2015 and held him overnight when he reported for booking on theft charges. The Canadian government is
FTCLDF Member Settles Case with Slaughterhouse
Falls Church, VA—September 30, 2015—The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund has settled another case on behalf of one of its members, Neil Perin, owner of Arcadian Acres, who raises pork and Randall veal calves near Athens, Ohio. In early 2014, Perin took three of his Randall heritage
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Representatives Massie and Pingree Reintroduce Milk Freedom Legislation
Washington, D.C.—September 18, 2015—U.S. Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and a bipartisan coalition of 16 other lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to improve consumer food choices and to protect local farmers from federal
The Wholesome Meat Act of 1967: Disaster for Small Slaughterhouses from the Start
Passage of the PRIME Act [H.R. 3187] would give states the power to legalize the sale of custom processed meat in intrastate commerce (i.e., meat from an animal slaughtered and processed at a facility where an inspector is not required to be present to observe the slaughtering and conduct an