Posts Tagged by raw milk
Practice Essay for Constitutional Law
| February 11, 2012 | Posted by JerriCook under Bar Exam, Constitutional Law, Law School, Legal Issues, Prompts |
This fact pattern is based on the Zinniker case. Feel free to respond with your answers. We can compare notes. I’ll post mine as soon as I’m done working on it.
Frieda Farmer owns a small homestead in the State of West Consin. On her homestead, she has three milk-producing cows. Each day, she collects approximately 40 lbs of milk from each cow. Frieda has a USDA Grade-A shipping permit, and her cows are certified organic by the USDA. Freida has received awards for her commitment to sanitation, humane animal practices, and quality. For six months now, Freida has only been shipping the milk from two of her cows to the processor to be made into cheese. Some of the milk from the third is consumed by Freida and her family. The rest of the unpasteurized milk is sold to locals who come to the farm to pick it up fresh every morning. Freida doesn’t store the raw milk for customers at any time. (more…)
Wisconsin lawmakers push to legalize raw milk sales
| May 21, 2011 | Posted by JerriCook under Legal Issues, Rural Issues |
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For those of us who live here, the last few weeks in Wisconsin have been difficult. A rent-a-mob held our State legislature hostage for nearly three weeks. Over-privileged and under-educated brats at the UW Madison campus threw a temper tantrum that garnered national attention, and cost Wisconsin taxpayers a fortune. But, while the children were pitching a tizzy, the grownups were at work doing their job, and because of these dedicated Wisconsin legislators, it may soon be legal for farmers to sell raw milk to consumers. (more…)
The Politics of Raw Milk
| May 17, 2011 | Posted by JerriCook under Legal Issues, Rural Issues |
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A tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep; his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. ~C.S. Lewis
The FDA will tell you that they’re protecting the American consumer from horrible diseases and gruesome deaths by banning the interstate sale of raw milk. In fact, the FDA wants to make it illegal for anyone, even farmers on their private property, to produce and consume raw milk. It’s for our own good. Or is it? How many people have died from drinking raw milk? How many tortured families are mourning the loss of a loved one because of raw milk? None. Not one. That’s right. There hasn’t been a death from consuming raw milk in at least 25 years. Not one. Of course, there have been plenty of documented deaths from pasteurized milk, raw produce, meat and eggs—all thoroughly inspected by the USDA and the FDA. The cold hard reality remains. You’re more likely to die from spinach picked by illegal aliens or drugs approved by the FDA than from drinking raw milk. (more…)
Breaking the Law: The Raw Milk Controversy
| May 17, 2011 | Posted by JerriCook under Legal Issues, Rural Issues |
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The most patriotic thing we can do as farmers is rebel. ~Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy Co.
It’s on. Wisconsin is leading the battle to legalize the sale of raw milk by dairy farmers who hold a Grade A license and are licensed by Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP). This won’t be an easy fight to win. DATCP has their heels dug in, and DATCP Secretary Rod Nilsestuen will only commit to “taking it under advisement.” However, there is growing support in the Wisconsin State legislature for allowing the sales of raw milk. (more…)
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