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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