Sarah Farms’ Lawsuit: MREA Violated U.S. Constitution
The Milkweed October 2006 By Pete Hardin On September 21, 2006, Hein and Ellen Hettinga – owners of Sarah Farms – filed a lawsuit versus the federal government. The Hettingas claim that a federal law passed last spring – the…read more
Local dairy fight really about free market system
The Sun – Yuma, AZ October 19, 2006 Don’t tell a local dairyman that you can’t fight the system. Hein Hettinga, who owns Sarah Farms here, is determined to run his dairy business the way he thinks it should be…read more
Local dairyman sues the federal government — again
The Sun – Yuma , AZ October 16, 2006 Joyce Lobeck Hein Hettinga, a Yuma-area dairyman, says all he’s doing is keeping the price of milk down. But he has to fight the federal government to do it. Hettinga has…read more
Nevada loophole large enough for river of milk; Critics say dairy law fails to create a level field
Chicago Tribune July 4, 2006 Andrew Martin, Washington Bureau Perhaps the Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005 isn’t so equitable after all. When Congress passed the legislation in March, its supporters maintained that it would close a loophole that had…read more
Why our milk costs so much: It may do a body good, but this dairy staple is a pricey commodity in Chicago thanks to `archaic and inefficient’ rules
Chicago Tribune June 25, 2006 Andrew Martin , Chicago Tribune Jun. 25– WASHINGTON — Here’s something to sour your next trip to the grocery store. Chicago-area consumers are charged more for milk than consumers in all but a handful of…read more
Local dairies at odds with Rep. Lewis
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, California April 11, 2006 Joe Florkowski A Redlands congressman’s support for a lone dairy farmer has some in the Chino Valley dairy industry scratching their heads. While Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands) has usually sided with…read more
Dairy farmer fights to keep advantage
Chicago Tribune March 28, 2006 Tuesday Andrew Martin , Washington Bureau It seems as if everyone in the dairy business is out to stop Hein Hettinga,a prosperous dairy farmer who just happens to sell about the cheapest milk in the nation.…read more
Small Dairyman Shakes Up Milk Industry
The Wall Street Journal February 2, 2006 Ilan Brat A LONE MILKMAN is delivering misery to the doorstep of the giant dairy industry. Hein Hettinga was once a simple dairy farmer who sold raw milk from his farm in Chino…read more
U.S. sour on tactics of milk’s top co-op; Dairy Farmers of America’s lucrative deals for partners are among practices cited in antitrust probe
Chicago Tribune June 20, 2005 Andrew Martin , Washington Bureau Allen Meyer and Robert Allen got rich on milk. In just four years, Meyer parlayed an investment of several hundred thousand dollars in one modest-size dairy company into $70 million…read more
