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Another Wisconsin Lawmaker Promises to Push for Legal Raw Milk Sales

By Dan Flynn on November 6, 2015

The latest Wisconsin lawmaker to promise to introduce a bill making raw milk legal in the dairy state is Rep. David Murphy (R-Greenville). After all, U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) rode into Congress on promises…
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Wisconsin Raw Milk Dairy Farmer’s Business Improves After Prosecution

By News Desk on August 7, 2014

What’s Wisconsin’s “raw milk outlaw” been up to since the state appeals court upheld his misdemeanor conviction on July 17 and imposed a $1,000 fine? Well, according to a recent profile by the Wisconsin State …
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The Annual Food Safety News Christmas Eve 'Naughty List'

By News Desk on December 24, 2013

Editor’s note: One of our Food Safety News Christmas traditions is to annually recognize those who have been “naughty” and those who have been “nice” – from a strictly food safety perspective, of course. This …
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Wisconsin's Most Famous Raw-Milk Advocate Opposes Bill Requiring Licensing

By Dan Flynn on September 12, 2013

Since a Wisconsin jury decided Vernon Hershberger did not need a license to sell raw farm products directly to consumers, he is not in a mood to support a bill to allow on-the-farm sales of…
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Letter From The Editor: The Baraboo Trial Lesson

By Dan Flynn on June 2, 2013

Vernon Hershberger was not the first and won’t be the last of the raw milk outlaws to get off or get mostly off by a jury — his recent trial did give an economic development…
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Hershberger Victory Sends Message That People Can, and Will, Fight Overbearing Regulators

By David Gumpert on May 31, 2013

Make no mistake, Vernon Hershberger won a huge victory in Saturday’s early morning hours in Baraboo, WI. “It’s a beautiful day,” Hershberger told me that morning, after a few hours of sleep following the 1 …
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Raw Milk Trial Ends With Split Jury Verdict

By News Desk on May 26, 2013

A Sauk County, Wisconsin jury, meeting until 1 a.m. Saturday, acquitted Vernon Hershberger on three charges: operating a farm store without a retail food establishment permit, operating a dairy farm without a milk producer license,…
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How the Vernon Hershberger Food Licensing Trial Could Shift Views on Food Safety

By David Gumpert on May 20, 2013

On its face, the upcoming trial of Vernon Hershberger, which starts today, is about food and dairy licensing and the Wisconsin farmer’s refusal to seek out certain permits. Hershberger is accused of four criminal misdemeanors.…
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Wisconsin Dairy Farmer's Religious Beliefs Won't Stop Trial

By Dan Flynn on April 24, 2013

Vernon Hershberger’s religious beliefs do not provide any resolution to the legal consequences he must face for operating a food establishment without a license, operating as an unlicensed milk producer, operating a dairy plant without…
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Wisconsin Raw Milk Trial Now Won't Start Until May 28

By News Desk on January 12, 2013

The start date for the trial of Wisconsin raw milk dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger was moved forward to May 20 by the Sauk County Court deciding his guilty or innocence on charges of operating a…
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Another Delay in the Start of Wisconsin Raw Milk Trial

By Dan Flynn on December 27, 2012

The defendant in a long-awaited trial for raw milk violations in Wisconsin has won a further delay of the proceedings. Vernon Hershberger, the raw milk producer charged with four misdemeanors related to the sale of…
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