Industry needs Dairy Revitalization Plan

LeeAnne Bulman For Agri-View
May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022

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Bob Pientok says he's skeptical the U.S. Congress will agree to include the Dairy Revitalization Plan in the 2023 farm bill.

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From left, Sarah Lloyd, Matt Krenz and Sam Olson gave a farmer-panel perspective of what the Dairy Revitalization Plan means to them and their dairy operations.

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Chuck Nicholson demonstrates how the Dairy Revitalization Plan works. He and Mark Stephenson are agricultural economists; they helped to develop the plan.

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Young farmer Brad Goplin thinks the Dairy Revitalization Plan will help farmers no matter what size their herd is. He milks 60 cows south of Osseo, Wisconsin.

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Joe Bragger, an active Farm Bureau member, encourages farmers to be united and move forward to find a solution to the loss of dairy farms.

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LeeAnne Bulman For Agri-View

LAKE HALLIE, Wis. – One thing farmers have learned in the past two years is how essential stable milk prices are for resiliency and food security, Bobbi Wilson says.

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LeeAnne Bulman writes about agriculture from her farm overlooking the beautiful Danuser Valley on Wisconsin’s west coast. When not writing she helps her husband on their small grain and beef farm. Email genwim2@gmail.com to reach her.