The Idaho Senate has approved a bill lifting restrictions on some provisions in the state’s raw milk law.
In a 34-0 vote — one member was absent — the Senate approved revisions that would make legal so-called herd shares. Such arrangements allow farmers to sell a share of a herd
Continue Reading Idaho bill to strike down some restrictions on unpasteurized milk gets Senate OK
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The Department of Environmental Conservation, a government agency in Alaska responsible for making sure citizens have access to safe food at the grocery store, has put out a proposed regulation change that would allow the sale of unpasteurized, virtually unregulated milk, in Alaskan grocery stores.
Currently, raw
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Raw milk legislation in Alaska
Legislators in Oregon are considering whether to allow the state’s Department of Agriculture to increase fees for food safety program fees.
The bill in question, Senate Bill 33, has the backing of Gov. Kate Brown. In addition to the fee increases the bill would declare an emergency in relation to
Continue Reading Oregon’s food safety program fees could increase if bill earns legislative approval
A bill waiting in the Rules Committee of the Florida Legislature may end one of the more bizarre powers of local government, the prohibition of vegetable gardens on residential properties.
The potential of Senate Bill (SB) 82 passing grew with the recent ruling by Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal,
Continue Reading Florida town imposes $50 per day fine for growing edible plants in front yards
Representative Steve King, R-IA, has succeeded in attaching his “Protect Interstate Commerce Act (PICA) of 2018” to the House version of the now 641-page “Farm Bill” and senators are pushing back.
A conservative Republican, King wants to use federal power to stop states from interfering with what he refers to
Continue Reading Senate might not buy King’s amendment to open all states to all American farm products
Opposition is building against an Iowa bill that would allow dairy operations in the state to sell unpasteurized milk directly to consumers.
Since it survived an initial subcommittee review with a 2-to-1 vote, opponents of House File (HF) 2055 have been registering their declarations against the bill, which remains in
Continue Reading Nurses, doctors, others lineup against raw milk bill in Iowa
A subcommittee of three state legislators in Iowa voted 2-1 Tuesday to advance a bill that would allow dairy operators in the state to sell unpasteurized milk direct to consumers.
Similar bills have not survived in the Iowa Legislature in recent years. This year the effort in the Iowa House
Continue Reading Iowa lawmakers look at raw milk again; previous efforts failed
Editor’s note: A group of faculty and staff from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health sent the below letter to several California officials this past week. It is reprinted here with the permission of the authors.
To: Dr. Annette Jones, State
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: CA needs to close antibiotic loopholes
Ahead of its plans at week’s end to adjourn sine de di, the Rhode Island General Assembly will vote, as early as today, on Senate Bill No. 247, which would establish rules and regulations for raw milk sales.
It is one of a handful of bills that the General Assembly
Continue Reading Rhode Island lawmakers plan vote on raw milk before last gavel
The question of whether otherwise illegal acts — like lying on an employment application — are Constitutionally protected if they prevent enterprising reporters or animal activists from being successful is now framed before a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals meeting in Seattle.
And two more
Continue Reading Mixed district court ‘ag-gag’ rulings are getting appellate review
