October 9, 2009
US dairy industry to receive federal financial support
The House of Representatives have approved the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which will provide US$350 million to struggling dairy producers.
The provision, authored by Senator Bernie Sanders, was a top National Farmers Union (NFU) priority.
Under the House-Senate conference agreement, US$290 million would be provided in direct support to dairy farmers. Another US$60 million would be used to purchase cheese and other dairy products for food banks and nutrition programmes.
