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Category: Dairy - Count: 6

USDA Unveils Payment Relief Program for Organic Dairies

If the USDA hadn’t turned a blind eye to ‘factory farm’ organic dairies for so many years, would this program have even been necessary?

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Vermont Public Radio

Vermont Organic Dairy Farmers Make Passionate Appeal to Lawmakers, Ask for $9.2M to Stay Afloat

Without some financial relief — and soon — organic dairy farmers may lose their livelihood.

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Vermont Public Radio

Vermont Dairy Farmers Ask Sen. Peter Welch for Emergency Relief

There are 153 organic dairy farms left in Vermont, and if federal help does not arrive soon, that number is guaranteed to drop.

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Maine Public

Northeast Organic Dairy Farmers are in Crisis. More People Buying Local Could Help

Without matching increases in the pay price for milk, farmers might leave the industry altogether.

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Successful Farming

U.S. Disaster Payments are Needed, Organic Livestock Producers Send Plea for Help to Congress

“Organic milk buyers say they cannot increase pay to a level that can help organic dairies cash-flow their operations,” said Ed Maltby of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance. “After six years of a pay price that is significantly lower than the costs of production, producers have no reserves left.”

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The Cornucopia Institute

Cornucopia Unveils Interactive Organic Dairy Farm Map

This map includes regional and local brands rated 4 or 5 cows on Cornucopia’s Organic Dairy Scorecard, as well as small certified organic dairies that meet its top-rated standards but only sell direct from the farm.

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