by David Gumpert | Sep 28, 2007 | Uncategorized |
The intriguing thing about the discussion following my previous post is that the discussion is taking place at all. That discussion couldn’t have taken place a year ago, when Organic Pastures was shut down (by state and federal...
by David Gumpert | Sep 27, 2007 | Uncategorized |
One of the cardinal rules of venture capitalists is to avoid investing in small companies starting up in industries with heavy government regulation. This rule has helped explain in the past why we didn’t see a lot of startup companies in areas like insurance,...
by David Gumpert | Sep 26, 2007 | Uncategorized |
I may have been overly pessimistic in my previous two posts in anticipating the logistics of the forced testing and tagging of Greg Niewendorp’s cattle by the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Greg told me this evening he feels confident he will receive...
by David Gumpert | Sep 25, 2007 | Uncategorized |
One of the things that continues to amaze me in the debate about raw milk safety is how strong the opinions against raw milk can be in light of how little we know about its role in illness. More often than not, it seems, raw milk is blamed even when it isn’t...
by David Gumpert | Sep 24, 2007 | Uncategorized |
We have an interesting dynamic occurring in Pennsylvania. Raw milk can be legally sold from farms and stores, yet the public officials who administer the regulations clearly are uncomfortable about the rapidly growing numbers of people purchasing Pennsylvania raw...
by David Gumpert | Sep 22, 2007 | Uncategorized |
I promised to follow up further on the legislative hearings on raw milk held earlier this week in Harrisburg, PA. While there was a troubling amount of raw-milk-can-kill-you propaganda from the two public health types, which I recounted (and troubling because...
by David Gumpert | Sep 21, 2007 | Uncategorized |
I think this item about Mark McAfee’s latest run-in with the federal government falls in the I-swear-I-didn’t-make-this-up department. Ironically, it comes just as the controversy about Organic Pastures’ latest tussle with...
by David Gumpert | Sep 20, 2007 | Uncategorized |
One of the real positive things legislatures can do is gather together representatives of opposing sides of an issue to openly discuss it via hearings. This kind of discussion can help clarify the points of disagreement, and agreement, and help in education. In...
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