New York State is working to help the dairy industry and schools with a nationwide milk carton shortage. A nationwide shortage of packaging paperboard has led to a supply chain disruption that has created a challenge for school milk packaging … [Read more...]
Sen. Schumer Warns of ‘Dairy Cliff’ If Dairy Margin Coverage Program Not Renewed
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that without federal action to protect the Dairy Margin Coverage Program, the Upstate dairy industry could face a "dairy cliff." The 2018 Farm Bill enacted the Dairy Margin Coverage program (DMC), … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Calls on U.S. Ag Secretary to Provide Emergency Relief Funding to Dairy Farmers
WASHINGTON - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wants the federal government to do more to support dairy farmers across the country, including those in New York, who are struggling with below market milk prices. On Tuesday, Gillibrand announced that she … [Read more...]
County Officials Focus on Crisis Affecting New York Dairy Farmers
ALBANY - Dairy Farmers across New York State are struggling with low prices that are making it difficult for them to make ends meet. As a result, New York State Association of Counties and its Standing Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs … [Read more...]
Governor Takes Time to Highlight State’s Robust Dairy Industry
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo Tuesday thanked all the people who make New York’s dairy industry such an important sector of the state’s economy in celebration of Dairy Month in New York State and across the country. As the State's leading … [Read more...]
