Dairy farmers deserve a fair farm gate milk price. Make the most of your milk check and Join the NFFC Dairy Campaign!
Goals:
• Create and advocate for an effective alternative dairy policy.
• Fight for a fair farm-gate milk price that includes the cost of
production, plus a profit.
• Analyze and expose the impact of increasing corporate concentration,
particularly within the dairy industry, and increase competitive
markets.
The Dairy Subcommittee operates as part of the Farm and Food Policy
Task Force. NFFC organizations with dairy farmer constituents formed the
Subcommittee to address the need for a national forum to coordinate
effective responses to the current dairy crisis.
The Dairy Subcommittee is composed of dairy farmers who work for
long-term policy solutions. Participants represent farm and rural
organizations from all over the country, but concentrated in the
Northeast and Midwest. Mostly dairy farmers, Subcommittee members have
expertise conducting research and analysis on dairy issues, working with
public officials to seek policy change, and providing information to the
press and media.
The Dairy Subcommittee amplifies the members' collective ability to
impact public policy by providing focus and resources. The NFFC's
Washington D.C. farm policy staff increases the Subcommittee's access to
federal legislators and regulators, as well as to other national
organizations concerned with farm and food policy issues.
Current Priorities:
1. Defend the integrity of dairy products-protecting the Food and Drug
Administration's current definition of milk, yogurt, and ice cream.
2. Petition U.S. and state governments to enforce and uphold the
law-particularly Food and Drug Administration's warning companies that
use an illegal dairy ingredient called milk protein concentrate.
3. Explore and promote alternative marketing and production models for
dairy products.
4. Network with consumer, student, religious, and other groups to build
a coalition that advocates for social justice within various dairy
issues.
5. Provide an effective voice for dairy farmers, offering an alternative
to corporate fronts that purport to represent family farmers through
cooperatives.
6. Expose corporations' price manipulation on the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange (CME).
