ACT NOW WISCONSIN: Ask Your Reps to Co-Sponsor New Raw Milk Bill!

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Subject: ACT NOW WISCONSIN: Ask Your Reps to Co-Sponsor New Raw Milk Bill!

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Dear Friend,

We are thrilled to announce that Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) farmer member Chaz Self has succeeded in introducing a bill to allow for the sales of raw milk in Wisconsin. Chaz of Grassway Organics in East Troy has teamed with Wisconsin State Representative Elijah Behnke (R), the Weston A. Price Foundation, the Raw Milk Institute, and us at FTCLDF to author a new bill that will license dairy farmers like Chaz to sell raw milk in the state.

Senate Bill 781 [SB 781] would allow Wisconsin dairy farmers to obtain a license to produce and sell raw dairy and raw dairy products. This allows farmers who are otherwise going out of business new ways to generate revenue that stays in the local economy. The bill contains strict testing requirements, provides for farmer training, and provides farmers with access to liability insurance for raw milk.

Currently in Wisconsin, raw milk is only legal for incidental sales, meaning not regularly, or as pet food in which case it must be colored to mark it for animal use only. Though Wisconsin is often called the dairy state, the state’s raw dairy access is one of the most restricted in the country.

Please see action steps below and share this alert with your friends and family in Wisconsin. You can find the link for this alert at www.farmtoconsumer.org/actionalerts

In good health,

Alexia Kulwiec (from here in Wisconsin!)

Executive Director

TAKE ACTION

Call your state representative and state senator and ask them to co-sponsor the new Raw Milk Bill, SB 781. Tell them how this bill would benefit you if it passes.

Don’t know who represents you? Find out here: maps.legis.wisconsin.gov

SAMPLE MESSAGE

Here’s a sample message template:

Dear Senator/Representative ____,

My name is ______ and I’m a constituent. Please cosponsor the new Raw Milk Bill, SB 781 which would drastically increase access to raw milk in our state. Here are a few reasons why I would like this bill to become law:

[See Talking Points below for inspiration]

TALKING POINTS

How would passage of this bill benefit you and your family? Briefly explain.
Raw milk is a healthy, nutrient dense food with a good track record for safety. According to at least one study, the number of illnesses attributed to raw milk consumption has declined as demand for the product has increased.
Passage of the Raw Milk Bill would enable family farmers to make a better living. Raw milk in other states is often the product that first draws the consumer to set foot on the farm leading to sales of other foods such as meat, poultry, eggs, and produce.

MORE INFO

See more bill info HERE

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