by David Gumpert | Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized |
John Sheehan, director of the FDA’s division of plant and dairy food safety.I’d love to be a fly on the wall at the annual performance review of John Sheehan, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s division of plant and dairy food...
by David Gumpert | Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized |
The mafia knows the technique well. It asks a business owner for “protection” money. He balks. “Why should I pay you for something I don’t need?” The mafia types send a bruiser over after hours to “work the guy over.” After...
by David Gumpert | Dec 5, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy Co. greets supporters after his keynote speech at the Acres USA conference. The raw milk battle in Wisconsin is becoming ever more complicated, and intense. I’ve been at the Acres USA annual conference in St. Paul this past...
by David Gumpert | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized |
One theme that regularly asserts itself here is what the U.S. Constitution does and doesn’t allow as concerns food regulation and the right of private individuals to engage in private contracts. The fact of the matter is that the Constitution doesn’t say...
by David Gumpert | Nov 29, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Richard Hebron, the Michigan farmer victimized by a sting operation in 2006, which led to new conclusions about the benefits of raw milk. Did you ever think you’d see this statement endorsed by dairy regulators? “Milk fresh from the cow is a complete,...
by David Gumpert | Nov 25, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Tim WightmanHere’s the message I get from Tim Wightman’s comment following my criticism of Organic Valley Family of Farms: Don’t be so quick to criticize this large farm co-op. There are some delicate political and economic issues involved...
by David Gumpert | Nov 24, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Organic Valley Family of Farms presents itself as “Organic and Farmer Owned: As Good As It Gets”, with almost 1,400 dairy farm members. It donated organic sour cream at the just-concluded Wise Traditions conference sponsored by the Weston A. Price...
by David Gumpert | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized |
One of the reasons Vermont’s new raw milk regulations have attracted so much favorable attention is that they are based on production versus process standards. In other words, let farmers feed their cows or cool their milk according to any of several processes,...
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