After a long and riveting week in court for raw dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, the jury returned a verdict of three “not guilty” counts and one count “guilty” for violation of a holding order. The Wisconsin Department of Agricultural Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) targeted Hershberger for supplying a private buying club with fresh milk and other farm products. Hershberger and supporters …
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Wisconsin’s Battle Over Raw Milk Continues – Despite Governor’s Veto!
On Wednesday, May 19 Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle switched directions, vetoing the raw milk bill that he previously said he would sign. It appears that the the state’s Dairy Business Association put forth enough pressure to influence Doyle’s decision. “Big agriculture dominates this state,” says Joe Plasterer, the consumer representative on the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. …
Wisconsin’s Raw Milk Bill moves forward, but needs a final push!
Thanks to overwhelming grassroots support, a bill to allow farmers to sell raw, or unpasteurized, milk directly to consumers is moving forward in the WI State Legislature, but more calls are need to get the bill scheduled for a vote. Family Farm Defenders has identified two key legislators who need to hear from their constituents on this issue. Action Step: …
Behind the Push for Pasteurization by William Campbell Douglass I.I., M.D.
If you love your milk so fresh you can still hear the moo, watch out: Big Dairy is coming after you again. Two lobbying groups backed by untold piles of dirty dairy dollars are urging lawmakers to put raw milk out to pasture, calling it a “significant food safety hazard.” But as long as we’re talking farm, let’s call that …
