US dairy co-operatives slam Congress ‘dairy cliff’ deal
Published: 2013-01-09 Authour: Mark Astley
Core Tip: 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.