IDFA commends Agriculture Committee leaders for farm bill that benefits dairy
The bill improves dairy risk management, boosts milk consumption.
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) commended House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders for releasing the 2018 farm bill, which would allow greater access to risk management tools for dairy foods companies and farmers to address price fluctuations. The bill would also extend the Dairy Forward Pricing Program to 2023, improve the safety net for dairy farmers and create a new milk incentive program within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to improve participants’ diets by increasing fluid milk consumption, Washington, D.C.-based IDFA said.
“Managing price risk and increasing consumption are IDFA’s key priorities, and we commend the farm bill conferees and the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees — Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas; Ranking Member Collin Peterson, D-Minn.; Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan.; and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. — for producing this bill,” said Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA’s president and CEO. “It will provide increased health benefits to consumers, while empowering dairy processors and producers to help fuel the American economy.