The South Dakota Department of Agriculture keeps harshing raw milk producers' mellow. SD-DOA sends the Legislature Senate Bill 45. For the most part, SB 45 appears to be clarifying definitions and rules. However, Section 3 includes this rewording: Section 3.…
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Last month, the state Ag Department, the state dairy industry, and the Valley Queen Cheese factory ganged up to block Senate Bill 126, which would have undone some of the onerous restrictions the state put on raw milk sales last…
The state Department of Agriculture made a gross error last month in announcing that Brookings County dairy Jerseydale Farms was selling raw milk with dangerous bacteria in it and closing down the operation for a few days. An eager reader…
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture unnecessarily shut down Brookings-area dairy Jerseydale Farms two weeks ago. The Department of Agriculture still hasn't apologized. Read their terse little oopsie, which studiously avoids saying oopsie: The South Dakota Department of Agriculture announces…
On January 21, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture reported finding listeria in a raw milk sample from Jerseydale Farms of Brookings. The Department shut down the small dairy and issued this business-harming warning: The South Dakota Department of Agriculture…
...or at least illness and mountain lion attacks. Earlier this year, Bob Mercer encouraged the corporate-fascist propaganda that opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline and Powertech in-situ uranium mine pose terrorist threats. Seemingly switching gears, in an opinion column last…
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and independent dairy producers have been tussling all year over raw milk regulations. The state, which has a clear bias against anyone other than huge CAFO mega-dairies trying to make milk, has proposed rules…