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Bill Rowell
- Franklin County and Alburgh
To the people of
Franklin County/Alburgh Vermont
We need effective legislative leadership
with a vision for Vermont, leadership capable of recognizing our
needs, bringing the system to focus on today's challenges and
delivering responsible government to the people. |
Dairy Farmers Working
Together, Northeast Dairy Summit, March 20, 2009
Thank
you to our attendees and everyone whose hard work made the
conference a success!
National Consensus
The Northeast Dairy Summit held on March 20, 2009 in Burlington, Vermont
organized by Dairy Farmers Working Together (DFWT) gathered 250 industry
leaders from across the nation. Farmers are becoming aware that consensus on
otherwise divisive issues, which have held the dairy industry captive for
many years, would allow political leadership to move forward with a long
overdue national effort. To read more click here.
How Do you Stop a Crisis?
While it is recognized that markets fluctuate, our need for a milk market
finds us producing for some that are volatile. Last year's export market of
nearly 11% quickly disappeared causing an over supply of milk which invited
our current situation. We need to identify stable markets for our product,
manage our supply to meet demand, and discourage a market surplus through
price. To read more click here.
Supply
Management Tools
Desperate to eliminate a milk surplus of nearly 4%, dairy
farmers now recognize their lack of control over the market and
face reality with only two options, either produce milk or go
out of business. Dairymen operating well below their cost of
production recognize the current surplus has cut their milk
check in half. Three months ago the dairy industry questioned
national acceptance of a supply management program, today
dairymen expect one. To read more click
here.
DFWT remains committed to providing creative
answers in unsettled times.
Contact 802-848-7446 or
www.dfwt.org for more information
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