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North Dakota – Herdshare Bill Signed into Law

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | June 7, 2013

On April 29 herdshares become officially legal in North Dakota when Governor Jack Dalrymple signed Senate Bill 2072 into law. SB2072 provides that “it is not a violation [of law] to transfer or . . .

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News, Uncategorized This article is related to: herdshares, legislation, North Dakota, raw milk, raw milk laws

Wisconsin Aims to Jail Amish Farmer

By admin | June 3, 2013

Farmer Acquitted by Jury Now Threatened with Jail by DOJ
 
Baraboo, Wisconsin—June 3, 2013—Less than a week after the jury acquitted him of three criminal charges, Eric Defort and Phillip Ferris, attorneys for the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ), move to have the judge revoke the

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Food Rights News, Press Room, State News This article is related to: Amish, farm raids, FTCLDF Cases, Hershberger, raw milk, Wisconsin

Michigan Adopts Policy on Herdshares

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | May 27, 2013

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has adopted a policy officially recognizing herdshares in Michigan and letting them operate unregulated. MDARD issued the document (Policy # 1.40) on March 12, 2013 – a key point in the department’s new policy states that

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: herdshares, Michigan, raw milk, raw milk laws

Episode 9: Farmer Vernon Hershberger’s Upcoming Trial

By Farm-to-Consumer | May 16, 2013

Episode 9 of the Food Rights Hour podcast is about the case of Amish dairy farmer, Vernon Hershberger. During this episode, host Kimberly Hartke talks to several of Vernon’s club members, folks who know firsthand the value of the farm-to-consumer relationship. We also hear from FTCLDF President, Pete Kennedy, about the case and from Co-Founder of Farm Food Freedom Coalition, Liz Reitzig, about the events surrounding the upcoming trial that begins on May 20th.

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This article can be found in: Food Rights Hour Podcast, Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Amish, Esq., food freedom, FRH-Kimberly, FTCLDF Cases, Hershberger, Liz Reitzig, Pete Kennedy, Esq., raw milk, Wisconsin

Farmer Faces Jail for Feeding Community

By admin | May 8, 2013

Customers and Other Supporters to Attend Court with Farmer
Food rights activists from around North America will meet at the Sauk County Courthouse in this tiny town on May 20 to support Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger and food sovereignty. Hershberger, whose trial begins that day, is charged with four criminal misdemeanors that could land this husband and father in

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Amish, food freedom, FTCLDF Cases, Hershberger, raw milk, Wisconsin

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