Seriously? Is this actually true?
https://www.thelunaticfarmer.com/blog/1 ... _1BvoIQ6Sk
https://www.thelunaticfarmer.com/blog/1 ... _1BvoIQ6Sk
JMJ Farms":2lg5ll9c said:Don't know if it's true yet, but looks like it may be in the works. I understand not being able to sell it but personal consumption should be at the discretion of the individual. Maybe it's like shine liquor. The govt wants to tax it so the prohibit it.
True Grit Farms":2shmb3bx said:JMJ Farms":2shmb3bx said:Don't know if it's true yet, but looks like it may be in the works. I understand not being able to sell it but personal consumption should be at the discretion of the individual. Maybe it's like shine liquor. The govt wants to tax it so the prohibit it.
I don't see why we can't sell or trade between us as citizens of the US of A. It makes one wonder who's working for who.
JMJ Farms":2tusjpes said:True Grit Farms":2tusjpes said:JMJ Farms":2tusjpes said:Don't know if it's true yet, but looks like it may be in the works. I understand not being able to sell it but personal consumption should be at the discretion of the individual. Maybe it's like shine liquor. The govt wants to tax it so the prohibit it.
I don't see why we can't sell or trade between us as citizens of the US of A. It makes one wonder who's working for who.
I would say because, regardless of the fact that many people drank raw milk for years, there are definitely risks to drinking unpasteurized milk. Namely being the fact that a lot of people don't know how, or simply neglect, to take proper care of milk between the cow and the glass. Therefore potentially endangering some unsuspecting customers, either through the consumers ignorance or through misleading them. These particular type laws are to protect uneducated or unknowing consumers.
I still think one should be able to drink milk from his own animal. And I also think if the consumer signs a waiver or some kind of document acknowledging that he or she fully understands the risks then the transaction between individuals should be allowed and with no liability to the seller. Just my :2cents:
True Grit Farms":n42979qv said:JMJ Farms":n42979qv said:True Grit Farms":n42979qv said:I don't see why we can't sell or trade between us as citizens of the US of A. It makes one wonder who's working for who.
I would say because, regardless of the fact that many people drank raw milk for years, there are definitely risks to drinking unpasteurized milk. Namely being the fact that a lot of people don't know how, or simply neglect, to take proper care of milk between the cow and the glass. Therefore potentially endangering some unsuspecting customers, either through the consumers ignorance or through misleading them. These particular type laws are to protect uneducated or unknowing consumers.
I still think one should be able to drink milk from his own animal. And I also think if the consumer signs a waiver or some kind of document acknowledging that he or she fully understands the risks then the transaction between individuals should be allowed and with no liability to the seller. Just my :2cents:
Giving or receiving food poisoning is definitely not my idea of free trade. But I feel like there's more danger of getting poisoned from all the hands that food has to go through before it reaches the table. Some people are just nasty.
I pretty much expected he was bought and paid for.hurleyjd":2gs9v4z8 said:Here is an article on Dr. Briggs. I figured when he was wanting to outlaw raw milk drinking he would be a Democrat they want to take away the freedoms you enjoy.
https://www.tngopsenate.com/2018/12/07/ ... al-health/
Exactly, I was starting to wonder of no one bothered to read the article.boondocks":1cxctg0f said:Seems like it prohibits selling raw milk in "herdshares"--ie, where a farmer sells (or "sells") shares in a cow/goat and the buyer (sorry, "owner") gets that % share in the production. On its face, it prohibits the consumption of raw milk from an animal you don't wholly own. https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB0015/2019
Note--I'm not advocating pro or con, just pointing out that it doesn't seem intended to prevent farmers from drinking raw milk from their own animals--just from selling "shares" in the animal as a work-around to try to avoid the laws preventing the selling of raw milk to the public.
I think a lot of the FDA folks are Netflixin-and-chillin these days though, so maybe it's raw milk for everyone? :lol:
You can sell it and drink it here in Texas. About the only limitation is that is has to be sold off the farm not in farmers market etc. One of the few dairymen I know making money is selling his to a Mennonite type homestead group. Only requirement is cattle have to be fed Non GMO feed. They pay him about double what a milk coop would pay dairy owners. He's loving it.boondocks":1ezrcbeh said:Seems like it prohibits selling raw milk in "herdshares"--ie, where a farmer sells (or "sells") shares in a cow/goat and the buyer (sorry, "owner") gets that % share in the production. On its face, it prohibits the consumption of raw milk from an animal you don't wholly own. https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB0015/2019
Note--I'm not advocating pro or con, just pointing out that it doesn't seem intended to prevent farmers from drinking raw milk from their own animals--just from selling "shares" in the animal as a work-around to try to avoid the laws preventing the selling of raw milk to the public.
I think a lot of the FDA folks are Netflixin-and-chillin these days though, so maybe it's raw milk for everyone? :lol:
You did but it was lost when the site went down. Thank you for the additional info.sstterry":2wufbsli said:I thought I had replied to this thread previously, but maybe I didn't. The Tennessee Bill is a result of 10 kids being hospitalized (4 in the ICU and some almost died) as a result of drinking contaminated milk from a herd share dairy. This all happened in Knoxville and that is where Dr. Briggs is a physician. The realized the mistake in the bill and now it has been amended to exclude drinking milk from your own cows.
Now if we could just get something passed that would allow you to drink your own "corn" byproducts :lol: