by David Gumpert | Mar 3, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Did Vernon Hershberger dodge a bullet, or did the two prosecutors from the Wisconsin Attorney General’s office shoot themselves in the foot on Friday, when a judge refused to act on a state request that Hershberger be penalized for allegedly violating the terms...
by David Gumpert | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized |
If Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger goes to jail Friday, he can take comfort that his farm will be well tended to. First, there is his family, including his wife and nine children. “I would not do what I am doing without having my family behind...
by David Gumpert | Feb 29, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Eating is something we do so naturally, so routinely, we tend not to think all that much about it. We make choices–white or dark meat chicken, almond butter or peanut butter, apple or pear, broccoli or chard–nearly unconsciously, so plentiful is the food....
by David Gumpert | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Wisconsin’s Attorney General has signaled his willingness to go ahead with the possibly provocative step of throwing dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger into jail. In a package of documents sent to Hershberger, the Wisconsin Department of Justice included a letter...
by David Gumpert | Feb 22, 2012 | Uncategorized |
During the raw milk debate at Harvard Law School last Thursday, I criticized our opponents for their failure to present data, as in real understandable numbers. I had gone to the trouble of analyzing data from official statistics provided by the U.S. Centers for...
by David Gumpert | Feb 21, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Farmers and food club managers who come under attack by government enforcers are often at a loss about what to do next. Will they invite government retribution if they try to publicize what has happened? What do they tell food club members? Should they hire a lawyer...
by David Gumpert | Feb 18, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It’s a tad awkward writing an assessment of a debate in which I was a participant…so here are a few random reactions to the raw milk debate at Harvard Law School Thursday evening. (If you missed it, you can view the recording on YouTube; it should be up...
by David Gumpert | Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Pennsylvania Amish farmer Dan Allgyer has decided to shutter his farm, ending his ordeal with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Justice Department. He made his decision after Judge Lawrence Stengler went along with the agencies, and imposed a...
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