US dairy co-operatives slam Congress ‘dairy cliff’ deal
summary:Dairy Farmers of America (DFA and Land O’Lakes have slammed Congress’ recent decision to extend the government’s current milk-buying programme....
On 1 January 2013, the US Congress cleared the ‘fiscal cliff’ deal – a bill designed to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts. The bill also contained a nine-month extension on a number of recently expired 2008 Farm Law programmes. ► Read the full article