by David Gumpert | Mar 13, 2015 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance |
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has become something like those obnoxious relatives many of us have, and whom we dont want around, not just on Thanksgiving, but any time. In Minnesotas Cook County, in the northeast part of the state, ever more of...
by David Gumpert | Mar 9, 2015 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Last month, while visiting at a small ag and liberal arts school in upstate New York to give a talk, I got to tour its well-run conventional dairy of more than 300 cows (and a 5,000-gallon bulk tankpictured at left). It serves as an on-campus training facility for...
by David Gumpert | Feb 23, 2015 | Food Safety, Legal, Raids, Resistance |
(This post has been edited since it was originally posted. In particular, the letter from the defense lawyer to the prosecutor, referred to in the second paragraph–originally included with the post and then removed shortly after at the request of the defendants...
by David Gumpert | Jan 6, 2015 | Legal, Nutrition, Regulation, Research |
Imagine that your three-year-old child is diagnosed with leukemia. Doctors recommend a three-year protocol of chemo therapy. Much as youd like to try a holistic protocol of nutrient-dense foods and detoxification techniques, you go along with the doctor...
by David Gumpert | Dec 30, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
(This is a joint report I did with Liz Reitzig of Nourishing Liberty.)Nearly a year ago, Marylands House of Representatives heard from proponents and opponents of legislation to legalize raw milk herd shares. As enthusiastic and well organized as the proponents were,...
by David Gumpert | Dec 11, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
The emergence of the ride-sharing company Uber from nowhere to become an enterprise valued at $40 billion in five years of existence is astounding in its own right. Whats even more astounding is how Uber achieved such a hugely successful business in the...
by David Gumpert | Dec 5, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
It was just three years ago that the U.S. Justice Department abruptly ended the grand jury investigation of Indiana dairy farmer David Hochstetler, the day before he was due to testify. Under grand jury rules, he wouldnt have been allowed to have a lawyer present,...
by David Gumpert | Dec 3, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
There has been lots of upbeat news about raw milk over the last 18 months or so. Research out of Europe and the U.S. continues to suggest that raw milk strengthens the immune system so as to provide a protective effect against allergies, asthma, and other illnesses....
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