A - Z index of Programs and Services

Dairy Farm Preservation Act

State Response to Dairy Crisis

Dairy Farmer Petition for Relief

List of retail Dairy Farms

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

Massachusetts Dairy Farm Revitalization Task Force

The establishment of the Dairy Farm Revitalization Task Force is one of the Commonwealth's reponses to the Dairy Crisis. The Task Force consists of 17 members who represent various interest groups and has a purpose of investigating short and long-term solutions to preserving and strengthening the dairy farm industry. The Task Force will report its findings to the Legislature by October 1, 2007. For a more complete summary of the Task Force's enabling legislation, see the Summary link below.

Summary of Task Force Enabling Legislation [PDF]

Dairy Farm Revitalization Task Force Members [PDF]

Executive Summary of the Dairy Farm Revitalization Task Force Report [PDF]

Dairy Farm Revitalization Task Force Files Final Report - Press Release [PDF]

Dairy Farm Task Force Report to the Legislature [PDF]

Related Resources:

Agri-Mark Cooperative

Dairy Market News

Dairy Practices Council

Federal Milk Market Administrator, Region I

International Dairy Foods Assoc.

USDA Dairy Programs