With the passage of the new farm bill, HB251, it seems there are more questions than answers so I figured the best thing to do was to download the bill and the summary, study it, and then talk to the folks who wrote and helped pass the bill.

In this interview, I talk back and forth with both Rep. Kevin McCabe who was a key player in making helping get this bill through to pass and Rep. George Rauscher who actually wrote the original bill.

I don't necessarily feel all of the questions were answered but there is some clarity in this podcast and I do also want to encourage you to download the bill and the summary itself before you make any changes to your cottage food business or your meat share program.

Link for HB251: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0251A

Link for summary: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584221c6725e25d0d2a19363/t/65ea2be814b5de2e518d0352/1709845480517/ANALYSIS+OF+HB+251.pdf