This time, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture executed a duly issued search warrant on Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm. The state’s responsibility was to determine if raw eggnog and other unpasteurized, raw dairy products produced by Miller were responsible for positive Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli tests in Michigan and

Continue Reading Pennsylvania ag officials search Miller Organic Farm for the source of Shiga-toxins

Amish farmer Amos Miller is holding up his third agreement with the federal government. It means his appearances in federal court are over.  USDA enforcement of federal food safety regulations has prevailed.

Miller proved to be a difficult assignment for USDA’’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which first took

Continue Reading Amos Miller exits federal court in 2023 as the third time is the charm

Food Safety News last year referred to Prairie Star National Trust as a “sovereign citizens” organization after a court used the term in the Amos Miller case, which states that Miller has illegally sold meat without government inspection.

Star National has reached out to Food Safety News to opine that

Continue Reading Prairie Star National says it is not a ‘sovereign citizens’ organization as referred to in court

Civil imprisonment and $300,000 in fines can likely still be avoided if Amos Miller sticks to the plan outlined in new court documents

Miller and his wife Rebecca were scheduled to be back in federal court on Friday with their new lawyer and maybe a new strategy to avoid imprisonment

Continue Reading Amos Miller gets an option for 2023 of paying less and avoiding jail for a civil action

Since it began almost six years ago, the definitive court hearing always seems to be about one month away.

The United States v Miller’s Organic Farm and Amos Miller’s next such hearing is set for September 26. At this one, Amos Miller of Bird-in-Hand, PA must have his $305,000 fine

Continue Reading Pay up or go to jail for contempt is worst case scenario for Amos Miller on Sept 26

After six years of fighting the Department of Justice’s food safety compliance actions in his local district court, Amos Miller has taken some of the decision-making to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.

The “interlocutory appeal” Miller filed with the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania on May 10
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Amos Miller, the agribusinessman from Bird-In-Hand, PA, continues filing papers with the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania.  

It’s not known if the filings are taking him down a rabbit hole or if there might be a legal strategy somewhere.

Miller owns farmlands in multiple states and has a national sales
Continue Reading Amos Miller wants to fly on his own as civil action nears 6-year mark