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Contact:

William J. Gillmeister, Ph.D.
Agricultural Economist
Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources
251 Causeway Street
Boston , MA   02114 -2151

Email: william.gillmeister@state.ma.us

Voice:  +(617) 626-1811
Fax:     +(617) 626-1850

Division of Animal Health and Dairy Services

Dairy Farmer Petition for Relief

The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (“Commissioner”) has received a Petition for Relief pursuant to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 94A, Section 12 (M.G.L. c. 94A, Sec. 12; “Petition for Relief”) dated January 29, 2007, from the Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers, Inc. on behalf of Massachusetts licensed dairy farmers. Said petition sets forth Facts and Statutory Allegations in support of a Request for Relief. The request for relief asks, in part, that a public hearing be convened by the Commissioner to address questions regarding a claimed emergency in the Massachusetts dairy industry and to issue appropriate orders regarding minimum prices and a system of payments for dairy producers. This page will contain important information regarding the Petition for Relief. Further information and notices will be posed here as they become available.

2007 MDAR Declaration of Crisis in the Dairy Industry [PDF]

Letter to the Commissioner [PDF]

Dairy Farm Petition - Request for relief [PDF]

Memo Regarding Petition for Relief [PDF]

Notice of Public Hearing [PDF]

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94A Sections

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USDA Dairy Programs

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