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Dairy Revitalization Task Force
Dairy Farmer Petition for Relief
List of retail Dairy Farms
Contact Us:
Department of Agricultural Resources
251 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
Email: dairyreliefpetition@state.ma.us
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State Response to Dairy Crisis
On May 10th Acting Commissioner issued a Declaration of Crisis in the Dairy Industry [PDF] as a response to the Dairy Farmer Petition for relief. One result of the Declaration was immediate action by the Governor and
the Legislature to provide Emergency Relief and to establish a Dairy Revitalization Task Force. This page will contain information on these and other actions relative to the Declaration of Crisis in the Dairy Industry, so please check this page for regular updates.
Press releases:
7/17/07 - Distribution of $3.6 Million in Emergency Dairy Farm Relief - Farmers due to get $1.32 per hundredweight [PDF]
5/30/07 - Agriculture Officials Solicit Applications for Dairy Farm Relief
Information Sessions Scheduled in Ashland, South Deerfield, and Brookfield
[PDF]
5/10/07 - $3.6 Million Pledged to Aid Dairy Farmers [PDF]
Emergency Relief information and Application materials
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Related Resources:
Agri-Mark Cooperative
Dairy Market News
Dairy Practices Council
Federal Milk Market Administrator, Region I
Foot-and-Mouth
Disease
International
Dairy Foods Assoc.
Livestock
and Dairy Product Reports
USDA Dairy Programs
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