by Sally Oh | Feb 1, 2013 | Action Alert, Farmageddon, Federal Harassment, FFFKy.org post, Food-born illness, Listeria, Political Action, Raids, Regulations, Sheriff, State Harrassment, Updates, Victories
Are Kentucky farmers safe? On the surface it seems so. As Farmageddon continues across the country, Kentucky farmers seem to be left alone. “No news here, folks, move along.” Except for the two cases we just heard about, described below. Kentucky...
by Sally Oh | Jan 22, 2012 | Animal Tagging, Federal, FFFKy.org post, Hemp, Kentucky, Legislation, Lexington, Updates, USDA Census
USDA Census Over the last couple of weeks, KY farmers (and, we presume, farmers in all states) received a USDA census form to fill out detailing your farm’s possessions, income and activities. Farmers we spoke to are in two camps on this: Camp #1: All the...
by Sally Oh | Jan 7, 2012 | FFFKy.org post, Raw Milk, Updates
Hal (my husband) and I chatted with several farmers at a local farmer’s market today. An enthusiastic bunch, they are keen to support FFFKy.org’s purpose of keeping small farms out of the way of Big Agencies. I asked them to sign up for our email list. The...
by Sally Oh | Dec 26, 2011 | FFFKy.org post, Raw Milk, Updates
Good Monday! Here’s hoping everyone had a lovely Christmas holiday and is looking forward to the New Year and KY’s upcoming legislative session! We sure are!!! UPDATE on KY’s Raw Milk Bill After speaking with several KY dairy farmers, Senator...