Wisconsin Senator Urges Prioritizing Investments in Dairy Innovation and Market Development
Monday, July 22nd, 2019 -- 8:47 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is urging the current administration to prioritize investments in dairy innovation and market development so farmers and dairy businesses can build brighter futures.In a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue last week, Baldwin asked the agency to direct at least $60 million in trade aid to USDA's Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives, which was part of the 2018 Farm Bill. "As you allocate trade aid in response to the enormous challenges our farmers are facing from retaliatory tariffs, I urge you to include funding for market development that targets innovation in dairy products," Baldwin wrote. "America’s Dairyland has lost over 1,600 dairy farms in the last two years, and forward-looking strategies to increase the value and utilization of milk cannot come fast enough."
The Madison Democrat feels Wisconsin farmers have been hit hard financial by the President's trade policies, especially among trading partners in China, Mexico, Canada and the European Union.
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