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Michigan Whodunit: Guess What Caused Illness That Sparked Massive Investigation (You Won’t Believe the Real Cause)

by David Gumpert | Oct 27, 2006 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Once a war gets going, the combatants often forget what sparked the whole thing. Usually, when they do remember, it turns out to be something pretty minor in the context of the fight at hand–some insult or suspected aggression. And if you probe the actual...

The Government’s Fear Campaign, Phase 2; What Can We Expect in Phase 3?

by David Gumpert | Oct 26, 2006 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

I just completed a followup column about Michigan’s raw milk war that’s been posted at BusinessWeek.com, and in certain respects, it’s more chilling than my initial column last week reporting on the raids, searches, and confiscations in Vandalia and...

Is There Pet Food in the Michigan Co-op’s Future? FDA Action Could Prompt Workaround

by David Gumpert | Oct 25, 2006 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Back in the late 1920s, local and federal law enforcement officials struggled with how to put gangster Al Capone behind bars. They were having trouble linking Capone with the murders and shakedowns he was clearly a part of. So they became creative: in 1931, they...

Authorities Keep Heat on in Michigan Raw Milk Investigation–Agents Visit Amish Farmer

by David Gumpert | Oct 24, 2006 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

The Amish farmer whose dairy produces the raw milk distributed to Family Farms Cooperative members in Michigan is actually located just over the state’s southern border, in Indiana. So while Michigan agriculture authorities can interfere...

That Buzz in Michigan Is from Angry Co-op Members Rallying to Farmers’ Aid in Raw-Milk Case

by David Gumpert | Oct 23, 2006 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Lots of people aren’t taking well to the Michigan Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) strong-arm tactics against the Family Farms Cooperative, as well as to being deprived of the right to consume the foods of their choice. Since my BusinessWeek.com...

Why the Government Enforcers Cut Michigan Co-op Off from the Outside World

by David Gumpert | Oct 21, 2006 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

I just returned from the post office, where I dropped in the mail to Richard Hebron of Family Farms Co-op  a couple copies of my BusinessWeek.com column about Michigan’s assault on his farming business. I promised him I’d send the copies, since the...

Raw Milk Marketing 101: Why Michigans Sledge-Hammer Approach Could Give Farm Co-op a Boost

by David Gumpert | Oct 20, 2006 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Some further thoughts from my BusinessWeek.com column about the sting operation against a Michigan co-op of three farms…As Annette Hebron described the experience of having five agents combing through her family’s papers and personal belongings in...

A Hint of Enlightenment on Raw Milk, from Pennsylvania

by David Gumpert | Oct 19, 2006 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

The day after my rant about ideology comes a refreshing report from Pennsylvania that actually suggests a pragmatic approach to the matter of raw milk. The Philadelphia Inquirer has a major article today with the heading, "Sales of Raw Milk Growing in PA"....
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