Libertarian Party candidates taking small slices of the vote from Republican Party candidates was a factor in the recent election years that turned Colorado blue. In the interest of raw milk, not partisan policies, the Libertarians are offering to pull any candidates they might have in competitive districts if the
Continue Reading Stars are lining up in Colorado for raw milk in 2024, with some weird politics thrown inA committee hearing is set today in the Virginia legislature on a House bill that would clarify the state’s raw milk herd share law, according to the sponsor.
Republican Barry Knight of Virginia Beach introduced HB-825 on Jan. 9. A similar bill in the Virginia Senate, introduced by Republican Mark
Continue Reading Virginia Republican’s raw milk bill on today’s hearing calendar
The outcome feared by raw milk advocates on both sides of the 48th parallel is now a reality. A judge in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, issued a permanent injunction against Our Farm Our Food Co-op. Justice P.W. Sutherland’s ruling — which restrains any further raw milk production without licenses — applies
Continue Reading Court shuts down large raw milk co-op; advocate done fighting
As may as 20 people are sick in Colorado in an ongoing Campylobacter outbreak, with multiple public health agencies reporting the most likely cause is raw milk from Larga Vista Ranch — some of which appears to have been distributed illegally. “All the individuals who were sickened reported drinking raw
Continue Reading Raw milk distribution ongoing despite Campylobacter outbreak
There’s more than one way to skin a cat. That’s especially true when looking at how states are tangling with the dilemma of how to regulate the sale of raw milk. Even though federal law requires any milk that’s sold across state lines to be pasteurized and prohibits the sale
Continue Reading Patchwork of state regs on raw milk blankets the country
Bucking the headwinds of an 81-19 vote in the West Virginia House of Delegates (18-16 in the Senate) for legislation that would have allowed dairy farmers to provide raw milk through herdshare arrangements, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed the bill on Thursday. Raw milk is milk that hasn’t been pasteurized
Continue Reading West Virginia Governor Vetoes Raw Milk Herdshare Bill
