Teacher, you have a right to your opinion. What I dont get is how many different careers you claim to have had. Having drank thousands of gallons of raw milk and having raised my kids on thousands more, it is very possible to buy from people with healthy cows clean barns and tanks. A good canary in the coal mine is if they are drinking it their selves. Anybody not smart enough to know thats best ought to not be procreating successfully anyway.
TraderVic if you would rather buy mystery meat at walmart instead of from a producer its fine with me. When I was a kid we butchered everything late fall when the weather was cooperating. I DO have access to a walk in cooler. What I think needs to be legal is for the guy who owns and raises the livestock to be able to do the butchering and sell meat as well as live animals. Without a bunch of extra government generated expense and regulation .
I am a retired beef producer and only buy my beef, pork and poultry from real farms in my neighborhood. In other words I know my farmers personally. Seriously, the only thing I buy at Walmart is TP.
I suggest you read my posts a bit slower and truly understand what my points are. Unlike yourself, I also direct marketed my beef products under my own private label to consumers in multiple states and a grocery chain in WI. If individual producers want to butcher for their own consumption, sell a few quarters to family & friends, that's fine by me. What you're talking/suggesting is unsanitary processing to avoid proper meat inspection. I think I'll pass.
DC......are you on the farm, raising cattle 24/7 ? Doesn't sound like it !
