Advocates and opponents of a Wisconsin Senate proposal to allow farmers to sell raw continue to disagree on key points, including whether unpasteurized milk is safe, and whether the government should regulate what people are allowed to purchase.
Mark Kastel, co-director of the Cornucopia Institute, a farm-policy research group based in northern Wisconsin, said prosecuting farmers who sell milk to their neighbors was a waste of tax dollars, and consumers should be allowed to make informed decisions.
On small farms with good quality control practices, he said, the risks are low. He estimated that as many as 25,000 people might...
