S.D. processors ask senator to stop proposed milk production limits
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A group of South Dakota dairy manufacturers have voiced to Senator John Thune (R-SD) their opposition to a proposed milk supply management program expected to be included in the draft Farm Bill. Pointing to the growing dairy industry in South Dakota, the presidents and CEOs of four large dairy companies – Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.; Lake Norden Food Ingredient Company (Davisco Foods International, Inc.); Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.; and Bel Brands USA, Inc. – call it "alarming" that Congress would consider legislation that would limit milk production, increase regulation and allow government interference in free markets.
Thune sits on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, which will consider the legislation as part of the proposed Dairy Security Act, expected to be included in the Farm Bill.