Policy blog posts

SB 2028 is now law in Oklahoma, raising the monthly on-farm raw milk sales cap. Advertising no longer prohibited. Off-farm retail sales remain prohibited after companion legislation stalled in committee.

The three-bill package has cleared the House Government Operations and Rules Committees and is pending further House action.

The bill raises the on-farm raw milk sales cap from 100 to 1,500 gallons per month, permits advertising, allows farm-produced raw milk cheese, and mandates state-issued warning labels on all raw milk containers.

Pennsylvania Dept of Agriculture has advanced an amendment to 7 Pa. Code Chapter 59a that would allow licensed raw milk producers to sell raw butter legally. Final publication in the PA Bulletin is expected in Q2 2026.

HB179 was signed into law on March 26, 2026, removing the ownership requirement that had restricted retail raw milk sales to farms or farm-owned stores in Utah.

H.R. 7880, the Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2026, would end the FDA’s decades-old prohibition on raw milk interstate commerce. Here’s what the bill does, who’s behind it, and who has defeated it before.

Iowa bill would let farm stores sell raw milk to walk-in customers, bring cottage foods to grocery shelves, and create a $100 annual license for farm-to-table dining events.

Two fundamentally different approaches to raw milk regulation are competing in Utah’s 2026 general session.

Republicans propose stricter compliance requirements, enhanced testing standards, and increased penalties for producers in Utah.

Raw milk is available on-farm in Oklahoma, a new law was proposed to include off-farm sales.

Schools across the USA will now be allowed to use funding for (conventional, pasteurized) whole milk.

Michigan’s raw milk bill was filed in November.