Policy blog posts

A bill to legalize direct-to-consumer raw milk sales in Iowa is heading to the governor’s desk. Here’s what it says and who opposes raw milk in Iowa.

See what’s going on in the Washington State legislature to improve access to raw milk and increase the cottage food sales cap.

Companion bills in the Hawaii legislature offer Hawaiians improved access to local food in the house and state senate.

Hawaii House Bill 521 Relating to raw milk moves to decriminalize raw milk sales after retailers are threatened with $10,000 per day fines.

Two bills from Friends of Family Farmers are scheduled for hearing by the Oregon State Legislature this week: raw milk retail sales and farm direct marketing

Friends of Family Farmers is working to help Oregonians access raw milk by legalizing off-premise sales and more.

Australia is loosening up import restrictions. 12 raw cheese varieties from the UK were given the green light last week.

Good progress was made for the proliferation of raw milk in 2021. Here’s a quick rundown with some links.

Georgia’s 2022 raw milk bill, the Georgia Raw Dairy Act, is moving forward. Let’s take a look at what we know and the arguments against.

Early November 2021 Maine voters passed through referendum the nation’s first ‘Right to Food’ amendment to the Maine Constitution. Here’s what it says, and what’s being said about it.

Raw milk laws are changing in Idaho as part of Governor Brad Little’s Zero Based Regulation Executive Order. While “Zero Based” sounds a lot like something else we know a thing or two about, some of their changes appear to be more lenient.

A constitutional challenge to Canada’s Raw Milk Ban will be heard in Canadian court November, 2020. Live-stream links and excerpts from Glencolton Farm’s (Michael Schmidt) GoFundMe page