by David Gumpert | Sep 6, 2008 | Uncategorized |
The jockeying for SB 201 will move to Hollywood territory this week. Actor Martin Sheen will team up with Sen. Dean Florez, the political force behind SB 201, at a press conference Tuesday at the Whole Foods store in Venice, designed to encourage the governor to sign...
by David Gumpert | Sep 3, 2008 | Uncategorized |
Officials of the California Department of Food and Agriculture have already begun whispering sweet little nothings into the governors ear about the dangers of SB 201. The Fresno Bee reports that the governors office has expressed reservations, based on CDFA...
by David Gumpert | Aug 31, 2008 | Uncategorized |
SB 201, the legislation that provides Californias raw milk dairies with a way around the questionable coliform standard, passed the state senate Saturday 34-3, as part of a rare budget-crunch weekend session. It passed despite significant last-ditch efforts to derail...
by David Gumpert | Aug 30, 2008 | Uncategorized |
There seem to be two complaints in the comments on my previous couple posts. The first has to do with the white-on-black typeface. I hear your pain, and I have changed to this format that features old-fashioned black-on-white. This design was originally my second...
by David Gumpert | Aug 27, 2008 | Uncategorized |
Youve probably noticed by now that things look a little different here. The blog hosting company upgraded its software, and in the process, forced its blogs to adopt a new look. I wasnt unhappy with the old look, but if I wanted access to additional new features, I...
by David Gumpert | Aug 26, 2008 | Uncategorized |
Last week, germ lawyer Bill Marler took two actions that were intriguing for their timing. As I mentioned in my previous post, he issued a press release calling on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto SB 201, the legislation that will do away with the coliform standard...
by David Gumpert | Aug 22, 2008 | Uncategorized |
Isnt this the way milk pasteurization started? You have a number of disease outbreaks. You try pasteurization out in a few places, in a few markets. You reassure the public that pasteurization doesnt change the nutritional value of milk. Processors love it because it...
by David Gumpert | Aug 19, 2008 | Uncategorized |
I know this probably sounds weird, but I had a bout of guilt and paranoia after I wrote a comment in response to Amanda Roses description of how she feels her hen house is clean enough for her two kids (following my August 12 post about the NY Ag & Markets...
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