by David Gumpert | Apr 1, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Earth to Houston–we have a raw dairy problem.I used to think Kathy, the farmer who supplies my raw milk, was just making conversation when she’d tell me the details of her “family” of cows—which cows were pregnant, which had given birth,...
by David Gumpert | Mar 29, 2010 | Uncategorized |
The campylobacter outbreak in Michigan and possibly other states affecting Family Farms Co-op just keeps getting worse and worse. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put out an alert saying that 12 people have been confirmed ill from campylobacter...
by David Gumpert | Mar 26, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Forget all that talk about Whole Foods developing raw milk standards and bringing unpasteurized milk back to its stores in California, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Connecticut. Dairies in California and Pennsylvania were told today that the ban is indefinite, likely...
by David Gumpert | Mar 25, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Mary Martin with husband Tony and son Chris.The reminder from Mary Martin (in a comment following my March 19 post) that it’s been three years since she first posted on this blog, got me thinking about how much things have changed in the world of raw milk over...
by David Gumpert | Mar 23, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Sometimes agendas are clear and upfront, such as in well-run businesses. Sometimes, though, they are vague or hidden. The matter of agendas becomes ever more important as regulatory, legislative, and media attention is focused increasingly intensively on raw...
by David Gumpert | Mar 19, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Richard Hebron of Family Farms Co-opOne of the frequent accusations public health authorities make against raw dairy producers is that they deny illnesses from raw milk. Indeed, Lykke repeats that notion when she suggests in a comment following my previous post that...
by David Gumpert | Mar 19, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Wisconsin dairy farmer Scott Trautman addresses protesters outside a courthouse in Viroqua in December–an image that apparently doesn’t sit well with DATCP. I think it’s a good thing that there’s so much back-and-forth about the specifics of...
by David Gumpert | Mar 17, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Like others here, I’ve been fascinated by the back-and-forth between Steve Bemis and Bill Marler following my previous post. In business situations, executives generally hand things over to the lawyers to hammer out details after the parties have come to a...
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