Minnesota Farmers Union

From the United States Department of Agriculture:

WASHINGTON, Dec.18, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that approximately $60 million in cheese and cheese products will be purchased by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) for use in domestic feeding programs through USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. USDA is expediting this cheese purchase to help provide much-needed support for low-income families struggling to put nutritious food on their tables, and to deliver timely assistance to dairy farmers who have been challenged by high feed costs and low dairy prices.

"This purchase will provide food to people in need, while helping dairy producers who are facing economic challenges by increasing demand for dairy products," said Secretary Vilsack. "The Obama Administration continues to lend assistance in any way we can to support struggling agricultural industries."

St. Paul (February 24, 2009) - Minnesota Farmers Union's Full Board of Directors, which consists of all of its county presidents, recently met and passed a Special Order on the dairy industry.

The Special Order states that because of catastrophic low prices and high input costs the nearly 5,000 Minnesota dairy farmers are facing, the following should take place: