Michael Hartmann, the Gibbon, MN, farmer who admitted breaking state law by selling raw milk and other unpasteurized dairy products to consumers, has avoided jail time and been released from probation. Sibley County District Court Judge Erica MacDonald determined Wednesday after a hearing in Gaylord, MN, that Hartmann should not
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Michael Hartmann
Raw Milk Producer Avoids Trial, Opts for Plea Bargain
Minnesota raw milk dairy farmer, Michael O. Hartmann, 59, avoided facing a jury next month by pleading guilty on October 15 to two misdemeanor counts: illegally selling raw milk and raw milk products, and selling other foods such as beef and pork without a proper license. Raw milk is milk…
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Raw Milk Impounded Again from Minnesota Farm
Minnesota Department of Agriculture investigators have seized more dairy products produced by farmer Mike Hartmann, according to a Minneapolis Star Tribune report.
On Tuesday, state agriculture investigators served Hartmann’s brother, Roger, with a search warrant and confiscated “hundreds of gallons of raw milk,” along with cream, yogurt, cheese and…
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