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Minnesota

Mahesha Subbaraman Joins FTCLDF as New Board Member

By Farm-to-Consumer | January 27, 2021

Mahesha Subbaraman

The board and staff at FTCLDF are pleased to announce our newest board member, Mahesha Subbaraman. Mahesha is dedicated to providing clients from all walks of life with effective appellate representation. His law firm has litigated cutting-edge legal issues in the areas of constitutional law, civil forfeiture law, business law, and…

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: food freedom, food rights, FTCLDF Members, legislation, Minnesota

Berglund Appealing Case to Minnesota Supreme Court

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | March 30, 2017

Dairy farmer Dave Berglund of Lakeview Natural Dairy in Grand Marais has filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court to hear his case after an appellate court ruled that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq. This article is related to: Berglund, farmers, food freedom, Hartmann, Minnesota, raw milk, state legislation

Interview with Attorney Zenas Baer on the Dave Berglund Case

By Farm-to-Consumer | April 15, 2016

Zenas Baer, the attorney representing FTCLDF member Dave Berglund in a case attempting to establish freedom of food choice, has been protected by the Minnesota and federal constitutions. Baer speaks to WTIP radio about

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Berglund, farm raids, food freedom, Minnesota, raw milk, state legislation

Judge Rules MDA Has Power to Inspect Berglund Farm

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | March 16, 2016

Cook County, Minnesota District Court Judge Michael J. Cuzzo has ordered that Grand Marais dairy farmer Dave Berglund must comply with an October 14, 2014 administrative inspection order Judge Cuzzo issued allowing

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq. This article is related to: Berglund, farm raids, Hartmann, Minnesota, raw milk

Turning the Tables in Minnesota

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | July 31, 2015

From 2010–2014, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) did everything it could to put Gibbon dairy farmer Mike Hartmann out of business. Whether it was raiding Hartmann’s farm, impounding his truck, confiscating and destroying his products, embargoing his

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: farm raids, Michael Hartmann, Minnesota, raw milk

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