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Baraboo, Wisconsin, June 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Less than a week after the jury acquitted him of three criminal charges, Eric Defort and Phillip Ferris, attorneys for the Wisconsin...

Baraboo, Wisconsin, May 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a long and riveting week in court for raw dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, the jury returned a verdict of three "not guilty" counts and one...

Baraboo, Wisconsin, May 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Food rights activists from around North America will meet at the Sauk County Courthouse in this tiny town on May 20 to support Wisconsin dairy...

Falls Church, Virginia, Dec. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) has agreed to administer a litigation fund to be used to help finance the Drakes Bay Oyster...

Falls Church, VA, Dec. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Randy and Libby Buchler of Shady Grove Farm learned yesterday that their farming operation in Forsyth Township, Michigan can continue. Judge Thomas...

Falls Church, Virginia, Sept. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A significant court victory was won for food rights on September 20, 2012 when a Minnesota jury found farmer Alvin Schlangen not guilty on...

Falls Church, VA, Aug. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wisconsin dairy farmer, Vernon Hershberger of Loganville, has retained the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) to represent him in his...

Falls Church, VA, Aug. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On July 31 Armand and Teddi Bechard entered into a consent agreement with the State of Missouri, ending a case that began in 2009. On two occasions...

Ontario, CA, Aug. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On August 2 2012 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) raided the farms of Ontario farmer Michael Schmidt and Montana Jones in connection with the...

Falls Church, Virginia, April 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On March 30 federal district judge Mark W. Bennett issued an order dismissing a lawsuit challenging the interstate commerce ban on raw...