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North Carolina’s 2025 Farm Act may enhance the state’s ban on raw milk sales, taking a loophole-closing approach to non-pasteurized dairy. The 2025 Farm Act, Senate Bill 639, passed the state ...

To visit her Bryson City gallery, call or text 828-788-1541. This story was originally published in the fall 2024 issue of Smokies Life Journal, a twice-yearly magazine that is the primary benefit ...

To visit her Bryson City gallery, call or text 828-788-1541. This story was originally published in the fall 2024 issue of Smokies Life Journal, a twice-yearly magazine that is the primary benefit ...

Legislation introduced in March in the state Senate and Assembly is creating concern for some state dairy farmers. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, and Sen. Jabari Brisport, D-Brooklyn, ...

Raw milk sales in North Carolina would only be available through herdshares, under a provision introduced in the N.C. Farm Act. This photo shows a sign at the Chapel Hill Farmer's Market ...

The Senate's annual Farm Act is trying to close loopholes that allow sales of unpasteurized milk in North Carolina, with the support of N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler.

As much as 4.4% of the nation's population drinks raw milk, according to 2022 research from U.S. Food and Drug Administration. When milk is pasteurized, it is heated up to kill potential pathogens.

North Carolina law already permits the personal consumption of raw milk through herd-share agreements under G.S. § 106-266.35. Herd-shares are legal in five states, including Colorado and Tennessee.

Donald Bryson: Common-sense bill allows NC raw milk sales May 3, 2025 Updated May 5, 2025 ...

Imagine a small farm in Iredell County. For years, the family has maintained a clean, well-run dairy operation. They field weekly calls from locals asking about raw milk but are ...