The Midwest is the epicenter of the raw milk wars these days.<\/p>\n
Wisconsin farmers are challenging the state’s ban on raw milk sales (and therefore Governor Doyle’s raw milk sale veto) in court.\u00a0 It appears they’re using the “milk coop” argument – that consumers who purchase shares in a farm have a right to buy raw milk from that farm.\u00a0 From the AP:<\/a><\/p>\n The case isn’t a direct challenge to Wisconsin’s ban on raw milk sales, but if Kay and Wayne Craig prevail, it would open up a loophole large enough to drive a herd of dairy cows through.<\/p>\n “Our entire system of licensing would be in jeopardy,” said Cheryl Daniels, the food safety division attorney with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n There are some examples in New York, especially in New York City, of “raw milk buying clubs” purchasing shares in a cow to bypass the state’s raw milk certification requirements.<\/p>\n