Tuesday Wrap: Milking it for all it's worth
Story Date: 6/6/2018

 

Source: WRAL, 6/5/18

The annual Farm Bill included a surprise provision to make North Carolina the first state in the nation to bar soy, almond and other plant-based drinks from marketing themselves as "milk," starting next year. Other provisions in the bill included presuming farm operations to not be a nuisance unless they are conducting in a way not considered regular practice. That was in reaction to a series of lawsuits against large-scale hog farms over foul odors and other nuisances.

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