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May 19, 2010
News
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have allowed limited sales of raw milk, saying he wanted to protect citizens' health. He also was concerned about how a possible outbreak of illnesses from drinking unpasteurized milk...
May 14, 2010
News
Attorneys for the federal government have argued in a lawsuit pending in federal court in Iowa that individuals have no "fundamental right" to obtain what food they choose.
May 18, 2010
News
The general assumption about the after-hours announcement May 7 that the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources was withdrawing its proposed ban on buying clubs was that the move was prompted by a torrent of calls and emails from...
May 19, 2010
News
Gov. Jim Doyle, who has since reportedly wavered, indicated early on that he would sign a bill liberalizing the sale of raw (unpasteurized) milk in the dairy state. If he does so, farmers would be more easily able to sell raw milk directly to...
Press Release
Press Release: Organic Consumers Association files complaint against MA Dept of Ag Resources Commissioner Scott Soares with Massachusetts Attorney General alleging violations of the open meetings law after scores of raw milk advocates were shut...
May 13, 2010
News
Protesters brought a cow to the Common on Monday, squeezed milk from her udder into glasses, and toasted the act and gulped it down in an act of raw protest.
May 12, 2010
News
Two large groups that represent the interest of the American dairy industry are taking aim at Wisconsin's pending raw milk law. The National Milk Producers Federation and International Dairy Foods Association are criticizing members of the state...
May 12, 2010
Organic Consumers Association
Essay
Press coverage, including lots of photos and video from the "Raw Milk Drin-In," AKA "Boston Teat Party"
May 7, 2010
News
"I was about 250 pounds," Vetter says now. "Sixty pounds later, I'm pretty passionate about raw milk."
May 5, 2010
News
Health officials repeatedly warn that raw milk sickens dozens every year. But since Colorado lawmakers in 2005 allowed farmers to privately sell shares of their dairy herd to drinkers of unpasteurized milk, the number of Colorado dairies offering...
