Senior Vice President Ken Buzzell attended the annual Dairy Reception hosted by Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative Federation, Inc. at the Vermont Statehouse on Wednesday, February 25th. The reception is an opportunity for dairy farmers and dairy industry representative to meet with legislators to let them know about issues concerning the dairy industry.
Leon Graves of Dairy Marketing Services spoke on behalf of the Federation stressing the importance of preserving the financial strength of dairy farms and the infrastructure of the dairy industry. Governor Jim Douglas spoke on the importance of dairy to the economy of the state both from direct dollars, the tourist trade and preserving the rural landscape. The most important part of the reception was the one-on-one conversations between legislators, dairy farmers and dairy industry representatives making them aware of the challenges being faced.
