Mr Jack Gist really sucks at providing details.
The guy is being accused of slaughtering animals and distributing the meat across State lines without Federal inspection. How is an Amish farmer “distributing” such a quantity of product over State lines? Does he live on the State line and bring a ton of meat to the Farmer’s Market in the other State every Sat morning? (Even then, direct sales isn’t really under the term ‘distributing’, so is he providing to various retail/restaurants?) Is it because out-of-State people stop by and buy food in person? Is he selling it to an actual distributor, but then why is he in trouble and not them?
Bird in Hand, PA, is in Lancaster County, PA. On the border with Maryland.
There are a lot of Amish markets in the Baltimore/DC area. Much of the stuff sold at those markets comes from Lancaster County. That is probably the connection.