TAKE ACTION
Action Step #1
Testify in person!
Appear in person at the hearing to testify against the proposed raw milk ban and ask the committee members to continue to support the current law that allows herd share arrangements!
The hearing will be held at 11 a.m. EST on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 in the Legislative Office Building, 300 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, Room 544. Appear at least 15 minutes before start time so that the Sargent at Arms can sign you in. Let him know that you want to speak to the Committee.
Action Step #2
Contact your legislators today and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and tell them you do not support the section of S639 that seeks to ban raw milk distributions via herd share arrangements!
Find your representatives here.
Find members of the Senate Judiciary Committee here.
Action Step #3
Sign this petition a North Carolina raw milk advocate has put together. Remember, there is strength in numbers so sign on now!
Action Step #4
Spread the word! Send this Action Alert email to your friends, families, and customer list.
TALKING POINTS
Talking Points for SB 1864
1. Passage of the raw milk ban in S639 would harm family farmers’ ability to make a better living. Raw milk is often the product that first draws consumers to a farm, can increase overall farm sales, and help small farms remain viable and in operation.
2. The proposed raw milk ban in S639 would decrease consumer freedom of choice by preventing the distribution of raw milk to consumers who want it, have educated themselves about the benefits, and have had the freedom to choose the best food for their families.
3. The proposed raw milk ban in S639 would prevent small, independent, dairy farms from making a better living by decreasing the products they can sell that consumers want.
4. The proposed raw milk ban in S639 would decrease locally-produced foods consumers can obtain and cause a drop in the amount of food dollars that are kept in local North Carolina communities.
5. Herd share arrangements have been successfully operating for years in North Carolina and consumers should be allowed to continue to benefit and have the freedom to obtain the foods of their choosing and to support local farms.
