What in the world is a “freeholder”? And what in the world is Tennessee Farmers & Freeholders? A freeholder is any farmer or other Tennessean who owns and runs his own place. Tennessee Farmers & Freeholders is an organization formed to give a voice to the invisible: Tennessee’s farmers, small businessmen and consumers are often [...]

Attorneys for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund today sent a Notice of Intent to Sue letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) over implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), a plan to electronically track every livestock animal in the country. The Notice asks the [...]

This morning I discovered something interesting. It is no longer legal to sell sheep or goats in Tennessee. What? Right, it is no longer legal to sell sheep or goats in Tennessee. I know, you’re thinking I put a tablespoon of crazy in my Cheerios today, but read on. I opened a letter this morning [...]