Would these farmers be facing such hardships if the USDA’s National Organic Program cracked down on organic dairy CAFOs?
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Would these farmers be facing such hardships if the USDA’s National Organic Program cracked down on organic dairy CAFOs?
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Senator Peter Welch of Vermont introduced the Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields Act (O DAIRY Act) to provide long-needed support for struggling organic dairy producers.
Read Article About a third of America’s organic dairies have gone out of business in the last four years, and the situation appears to be worsening.
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Natural Prairie Dairy is upcycling manure into clean water, ammonia and fertilizer, allowing it to become more self-sufficient in a tumultuous market.
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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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Without some financial relief — and soon — organic dairy farmers may lose their livelihood.
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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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Without matching increases in the pay price for milk, farmers might leave the industry altogether.
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“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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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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