Amos Miller Raw Milk Update: Court Allows Out-of-State Sales To Continue
Amos Miller will be permitted to continue selling his raw milk products beyond Pennsylvania’s borders, according to a recent ruling. From Lancaster Online:
A state appeals court ruling earlier this month affirmed farmer Amos Miller can continue selling his raw milk outside of Pennsylvania while a state agriculture department’s lawsuit against him proceeds.
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court agreed with Miller’s attorneys that he would face substantial harm — in the form of bankruptcy and losing his farm — if he can’t sell to customers outside of Pennsylvania as the suit progresses.
Miller, of Upper Leacock Township, has been prohibited from selling raw milk and raw milk products to Pennsylvania customers for nearly a year, following a raid on his farm and then a lawsuit by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Some interesting things here.
First, no sales in Pennsylvania for almost a year now. Miller’s farm was raided on January 4, 2024, following complaints over illnesses linked with Miller’s raw egg nog product.

Several weeks later, Miller faced a lawsuit and at the request of the state agriculture department, he had to cease selling raw milk products while the case moved forward.
However, he was granted the ability to sell outside of Pennsylvania, when a Lancaster County judge found in April 2024 that the state’s regulations were ambiguous, and could be understood to only apply to in-state sales.
Some, including the judge in that ruling, have wondered why Amos Miler doesn’t just get a permit for raw milk sales. To briefly review, in the video below, I addressed that question.
In a nutshell, even if Miller were open to getting a permit like other farmers do, it wouldn’t solve all his problems.
That’s because he sells products, like soft cheeses and colostrum, for which the state of Pennsylvania does not provide permits. In other words, products which are not legal to sell in the state.
It’s also worth reminding of one thing. Amos Miller has also become something more than just an embattled farmer trying to make a living. He has become a political symbol.
I have no idea how much he cares about that part of it, and I seriously doubt that he set out with that goal in mind.
But he has become an important figure for certain groups of people, such as the “food freedom” contingent, and those who feel that government overreach is a problem. That matters when it comes to the next issue here.
Miller’s sizeable support
I certainly don’t have any insight into Amos Miller’s sales numbers. But I imagine the ensuing publicity throughout much of 2024, with Miller and his case becoming a national political cause (with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. among those urging the public to support him), had to have given his sales a big boost.
I have argued before that he is in all likelihood now the most famous Amish person in the world, due to this controversy. And that fame is monetizable. He has certainly not done too badly when it comes to fundraising.
That notwithstanding, the court here was sympathetic to the idea that shutting down out-of-state sales would do him great financial harm, even leading to bankruptcy. I am still doubtful that bankruptcy is as big a concern as it’s made out t to be, based on his now-national profile, and sizeable public support.
For instance, if the courts had instead now ruled against permitting Miller to continue selling out of state, we’d certainly be hearing about it. His supporters would rally again, and this would lead to sizeable media attention, as it did in the past, and the accompanying influx of donations.
The support campaign for Miller (or at least the largest one; I have seen multiple campaigns) is currently still active and has a target of $800,000. It’s up to over $318,000 collected as of me writing this post.

Donations are still coming in, though not nearly at the pace as when the case was getting national coverage last year. At that time, I noted it was earning hundreds of dollars an hour.
In any case, the donation infrastructure is ready and waiting to tap the support of well-wishers across the nation. All that’s needed is an appropriate level of media attention to rev it up again.
A happy victory – for the time being at least
Of course, no one wants to live on donations (even assuming that donations were sustainable over the long-haul) – and certainly not someone with traditional Amish values. So I’m sure Miller and his team must be pleased by this ruling.
This is also a nice victory for his non-Pennsylvania customer base. Some of his customers have come to believe that Miller’s raw products are critical for their health. They will avoid both the distress and potential health impact of being cut off from their supplier.
The article notes that “It’s not clear what the next step is in the underlying lawsuit”. Stay tuned for more as this case moves forward.


Raw milk controversy
Can someone clarify for me why Amos Miller needs $800,000.00?? To pay off his farm?? To pay legal bills?? Why
set up an online fundraiser when
the Amish typically rely on their own
community for help?? Very confused.
It would seem to me there is just so much his fellow Amish brethren can do to help him. In furtherance of his “cause”, if one may call it that, others not of the Amish faith feel compelled to come to his aid, especially those who may insist his products make so much difference in their health and well being. Is this possibly also their “pursuit of happiness” as we have been given to understand is a right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
all the above, and profit too maybe, everyone jumps on the gofundme band wagon these days I see it as profiting myself.
The legal costs can be significant.
It’s been over a year and the case is still going on with restrictions on his business.
What I find pathetic is that the gov’t can destroy a business/person by dragging out a legal case. It’s been over a year and it still goes on.
How do we know the gov’t is acting in good faith? Is it possible the gov’t has another motive? Trying to create a legal precedent in an attempt to gain more power? To take down a business to gain access to the property/land?
Think about it. If Miller is innocent, he still can lose everything just by trying to defend himself. His business. His home. While the gov’t uses our tax dollars doing this. And there are no repercussions to the gov’t. Scary.
Germs and disease.
The term is inspection. His farm was inspected after the usda learned that he was operating outside the law. Now the emotions are flowing and this big mess is due to his not asking for the correct authority and instead he became a criminal. We have laws in place to protect us, and whether we like them or not they are meant to serve us.
Tell me, how does this criminal serve us? He does whatever he wants.
Raw milk
This case is fascinating; I tend to side with Amos Miller, but I also appreciate the point of view of those who ask the question why he doesn’t bother to get a permit to sell raw milk. I can sympathize with those who depend on Miller’s raw milk products for their health yet I wonder how Amos Miller can, in all good conscience, still sell products that are held in question. I have a feeling this will end in tears for one side or the other, it’s just too bad it had to come to this conundrum.
If people are interested in this case
Miller has not been convicted of any crime. Therefore he is literally not a criminal.
In fact, the judge just ruled he is allowed to sell raw milk to out of state customers. It’s only a legal technicality that pauses sales inside Pennsylvania.
The state of PA is a mess in this issue. A permit would allow for the sale of some items but would not apply to others which the judge was confused about. In fact, the judge ruled the laws/rules are ambiguous. PA is behind the times on this.
In the courtroom: Has anyone complained to Pennsylvania about Miller’s food? Chief of Food Safety of PA Dept of Ag. Nicole Martz answered no. Has any of Miller’s food been recalled? Martz again answered no.
Tests conducted showed no positive E-coli, salmonella, or listeria.
Has any customer complained of falling I’ll or injured by Miller’s food: All witnesses sad no.
Former USDA microbiologist Margaret Coleman testified after reviewing the test samples and supported Miller in that samples were safe.