Cheesemakers Under Attack – Action Alert

By Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund

SUPPORT MORNINGLAND DAIRY & ESTRELLA FAMILY CREAMERY!

HELP STOP DESTRUCTION OF RAW CHEESE INVENTORIES

Farmstead cheese operations–Morningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri and Estrella Family Creamery of Montesano, Washington–face upcoming legal battles which could result in court orders for each dairy to destroy its entire cheese inventory for allegedly being adulterated. The FDA is now taking aim at raw cheese producers and has created a climate of fear among those who make farmstead cheese for a living. The agency’s long term goal is to eliminate access to raw dairy products. Read “FDA’s Ace in the Hole.”

‘Troubled Waters’ overcomes censor troubles; more must-see Ag films

By Rady Ananda

After controversy erupted when the University of Minnesota yanked the opening of Larkin McPhee’s new film, Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story, U of M officials gave the go-ahead for the October 3rd screening. The film explores agrochemical runoff and growing dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico.