MILC

WASHINGTON (Friday, Dec. 14) -- The U.S. Senate Friday passed a five-year Farm Bill that advances key Vermont agriculture, anti-hunger and environmental priorities, championed by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). The bill’s Vermont-related features include renewal and improvement of the MILC safety net program for dairy farmers; greater Vermont access to farmland conservation programs that have become integral to the cleanup of Lake Champlain; more support for food banks; and more funding to help farmers make the transition to the booming organic sector.    » read more »

WASHINGTON (Friday, Nov. 9) – The three members of the Vermont Congressional Delegation -- Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) and Rep. Peter Welch (D) -- are pushing back against a new Bush Administration veto threat against expansion of the MILC program, the basic safety net for dairy farmers when prices plummet. The Administration included its objections to expanding the MILC program in a new veto warning message lodged this week against the Senate’s version of the Farm Bill.    » read more »