Your routine is to come in here and tell us you are 'doing everything [you] possibly can' and profess concern.
opening statement
Again, they are selling milk today at $12 a hundredweight compared to $18 when the farm bill was passed.
In Vermont our dairy farmers are the best among us.
The depth of the crisis in Vermont cannot be understated.
We have to find a way in which we can respond quickly, as well as put things in motion that can help over the long term.
But the fact of the matter is, we are at a point today, July 14th, where dairy farmers are out there borrowing money to ...
I urge the Committee to consider all options with regards to providing support for dairy farmers.
The prices have fallen to record lows, even as production costs, as you know, have risen to record highs.
I would encourage you to consider the potential of regional food security by the states working together to set milk pri...
I would like to encourage the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry to consider setting a floo...