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A “Saddened” Amos Miller Seeks Donations to Help Defray $250,000+ USDA Fine

by David Gumpert | Aug 5, 2021 | What's New | 11 comments

The hammer finally came down on Amish farmer Amos Miller. Federal judge Edward Smith signed an order requiring Miller to pay a fine of $250,000, plus $14,436 of government expenses, for failing to abide by U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations covering the...

USDA and FSN in Tandem: We’ll Show That Uppity Amish Farmer Who’s Boss

by David Gumpert | Jul 10, 2021 | What's New | 33 comments

Federal agriculture officials and their supporters are practically drooling over the possibility that Amish farmer Amos Miller could be hit with a devastating fine and expenses exceeding $260,000. The headline in Food Safety News captures the air of climactic...

Declaring “True Emergency,” Amish Farmer Prepares to Battle USDA Over Slaughtering, Private Food

by David Gumpert | Jul 2, 2019 | What's New | 97 comments

When it comes time to slaughter cattle and pigs at Amos Miller’s farm in Bird-in-Hand, PA, the process has been pretty much the same for decades. One of the Amish farm hands brings out a pistol, and shoots each animal between the eyes. “You have to hit them in just...

The Promising Present, Dubious Future of Raw Dairy

by David Gumpert | Jan 15, 2019 | What's New | 60 comments

In a comment a couple weeks back, Joseph Heckman pointed out that it’s been nearly a decade since publication of my first book about the politics of raw dairy, The Raw Milk Revolution.  He wondered how things have changed in the intervening time period, and how things...

Let’s Get Amish Producers Out of the Legal Business

by David Gumpert | Apr 1, 2017 | What's New | 125 comments

There’s been lots of handwringing about a federal jury’s conviction a few weeks ago of Kentucky salve maker Sam Girod. A miscarriage of justice, say some. Impeach the judge, say others. Prosecutors are the lowest of low-lifes, say still others. (Maybe on a par...
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