Dairy farmer members have voted to manage their milk supply
in the Northeast U.S.
Agri-Mark, which represents more than 850 dairy farms throughout New England and New York, will charge members a five dollar per hundredweight penalty for overproducing beginning in January.
Officials say the policy is meant to slow down production in
the region to more manageable levels. In
a letter to farmers, Agri-Mark says increasing milk production is financially straining
the co-op while regional demand has slowed.
Members producing two million pounds or less annually are exempt from
the rules.
Nearly half of Agri-Mark’s members milk 60 cows or less and
officials say supply management within a co-op is not a new concept to protect
its members.
Continue reading Agri-Mark sets production limits at Brownfield Ag News.
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