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ARLINGTON, VA – Lower milk prices and higher production costs are leaving many dairy farmers with low—or non-existent—profit margins, making modernization to the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Program critically important to farmers across the country. “If a farm is profitable, it most likely will continue,” Larson said, calling for a milk-pricing system “that is fair and equitable to the producers, the processors and the consumers.” “Modernization has been needed for a long time and is overdue for an update.” For the rest of the Larson Dairy, Inc. story and a deeper look at FMMO in Florida, or to view other stories in our Farmer Focus series, check out NMPF’s Sharing Our Story page. |