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Hidden Message in MI AG’s Court Shenanigans: Baker Hog Case Far from Over

by David Gumpert | Mar 3, 2014 | Regulation, Resistance | 82 comments

I have found myself thinking a lot about last week’s courtroom antics of Harold Martin, the Michigan assistant attorney general, which have been viewed more than 1,000 times already on YouTube.  While it’s tempting to simply label Martin as unprofessional and...

MI Judge Ruling: Mark Baker Can Raise His “Feral” Pigs, But What About Everyone Else?

by David Gumpert | Feb 27, 2014 | Legal, Regulation | 57 comments

The state of Michigan angrily gave in to farmer Mark Baker, telling a state judge that the farmer can continue to raise his hybrid pigs clearly forbidden by the state’s contentious Invasive Species Order. What’s unclear is how the state’s move affects...

These Young Children Will Tell You, Don’t Believe Everything You Read in Food Safety News

by David Gumpert | Feb 25, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media, Raw Milk | 50 comments

“The whole cantaloupes in the stores are now safe to eat,” Food Safety News reassured its readers on September 26, 2011. Its article included standard advice about following proper food handling procedures, and avoiding cantaloupes connected to an outbreak of listeria...

A Raw Milk Tragedy Gone Terribly Wrong in the Re-Telling

by David Gumpert | Feb 20, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 123 comments

As a journalist, I probably read news reports and articles differently than most people….as in more critically. At the same time, I admire well done stories, especially in my own area of expertise. In some cases, I wish I had done one or another story...

In Appeal, Dan Brown Says Judge’s Raw Milk Injunction Drove Him Out of Farming

by David Gumpert | Feb 17, 2014 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 42 comments

Lawyers for Maine farmer Dan Brown say a judge who issued an injunction last April barring him from selling raw milk “completely overlooked” that he would have had to spend $62,500 to comply with regulations to obtain a state permit for his one-cow dairy. As a...

Hog Farmer Mark Baker to MI DNR: One More Time, Explain Genetic Purification

by David Gumpert | Feb 13, 2014 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 66 comments

Corporate hog producers and state agriculture regulators around the country are understood to be watching closely the legal case of Michigan hog farmer Mark Baker.  What they are seeing is a highly tentative Michigan Department of Natural Resources,...

Can Debate Over Raw Milk and Food Rights Move Beyond Stereotypes?

by David Gumpert | Feb 12, 2014 | Food Safety, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 13 comments

Holding onto expectations can be a setup for disappointment. You start exercising, expecting you will improve your health, and instead you sprain an ankle and are out forced off your feet for a couple weeks, getting even more out of shape. You go on a diet...

The Negotiating on Raw Milk Standards Has Begun

by David Gumpert | Feb 7, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 166 comments

“If you wanna complain….I’m not the complaint department.”From song, “Complaint Department” by Likki Li Maybe I am the complaint department, since I run this blog. Certainly the complaints keep coming. There was Mark McAfee’s comment, that,...
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