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Montana Becomes 43rd State to Legalize Raw Milk Distribution

By Farm-to-Consumer | August 1, 2017

FALLS CHURCH, VA—August 1, 2017—Montana has become the 43rd state to legalize raw milk distribution, doing so through a method that no other state has adopted. Montana residents can now get legal access to raw milk

FDA Boxed in on Interstate Ban

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 26, 2017

For some time now, enforcement on the interstate ban of raw milk and raw milk products by the United States Food and Drug Administration has looked to be an exercise in futility (only raw cheese aged 60 days or more is legal in interstate commerce). Thousands of otherwise law-abiding

10th Anniversary for FTCLDF

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 7, 2017

On July 4, 2007 some 500 people gathered at Jake Zook’s farm in Christiana, Pennsylvania to celebrate the official launch of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF). The event marked the realization of the

All Charges Dropped Against FTCLDF Member for Raw Milk Distribution

By Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance | June 23, 2017

Negotiations on June 14 with the Harris County, Texas District Attorney’s Office resulted in dropping all of the raw milk-related charges against the Houston-area courier. During the negotiations—conducted under the watchful gaze of some 50+ raw milk supporters who packed the

Raw Milk Legalization: Canada Versus U.S.

By Farm-to-Consumer | April 20, 2017

This June the trial of Ontario dairy farmer Michael Schmidt and three other farmers for obstructing a police officer will resume. The charge stems from a 2015 raid of Schmidt’s Glencolton Farms where members of a food cooperative

Governor Signs North Dakota Food Freedom Act

By Farm-to-Consumer | April 14, 2017

On April 14, Governor Doug Burgum signed House Bill 1433 (HB 1433), referred to as the North Dakota Food Freedom Act, into law. On April 7, the North Dakota House of Representatives concurred in amendments the Senate made

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

Wyoming Expands Food Freedom Act

By Farm-to-Consumer | March 28, 2017

On March 6 Governor Matt Mead (R) signed two different bills into law that further expand sales of unregulated foods from producer direct to consumers in Wyoming. The bills are House Bill 129, sponsored by Representative Tyler Lindholm

Herd Shares in Virginia: The Stumbling Beginnings

By Christine Solem | March 15, 2017

In 1975 when I first started milking goats on my small ten-acre farm near Charlottesville, I was besieged by persons allergic to pasteurized cow milk and/or just wanting to consume raw milk. Not knowing the law but having heard

State Raw Milk Bills – 2017 Update

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | February 24, 2017

Forty-two states currently allow access to raw milk through statute, regulation, or policy. In the 2017 session, legislators have introduced raw milk bills in several states where any raw milk sales or distribution is illegal; in addition, a number of other states have introduced legislation that would