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...
by David Gumpert | Aug 16, 2008 | Uncategorized |
If the New York Ag & Markets decision about herdshares described in my previous post has you worried about the growing intrusiveness of regulators into our private lives, then you may want to read about Robin Countryman-Velk and her Kiddin Korral Animal and...
by David Gumpert | Aug 13, 2008 | Uncategorized |
The notion that a hearing officer engaged by New Yorks Department of Agriculture and Markets would recommend a ruling in favor of the agency, and against Barb and Steve Smith, is no big surprise. What is surprising is the logic the officer, Susan Weber, used in her...
by David Gumpert | Aug 11, 2008 | Uncategorized |
Agriculture and public health regulators seem to be coming up with ever increasing numbers of false positives in their tests of raw milk, according to Ted Beals, in his comment on my August 4 posting about the split sample testing discrepancies experienced by...
by David Gumpert | Aug 8, 2008 | Uncategorized |
We really are nice people here at this blog. Here these regulators in New York, and elsewhere, are crapping all over dairy farmers, and Amanda Rose is wondering if absolutely positively every step in the lab test done for Lori and Darren McGrath is the same as that...
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