Dave Lefever with Lancaster Farming wrote an article titled, “Dairy Farmers, Task Force Grapple With Policy Reform,” and it highlights the efforts of dairy producers in dealing with dairy policy reform. Stay up-to-date on the issues and check out this informative article.

Dean Jackson’s dad told him that a roomful of farmers would never agree on a solution to a problem. But the Bradford County dairyman showed up at a special meeting Tuesday hoping to make a case for proving his father wrong on that particular point.

“There’s got to be unity,” Jackson said during the Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence Task Force, called to solidify the state’s plan of action for addressing dairy policy reform.

Jackson’s call for solidarity was echoed by others at the meeting, including Gordon Hoover, director of eastern milk supply for Land O’ Lakes.

“If the industry ever got unified, legislators would breathe a sigh of relief,” Hoover said.

Jackson and Hoover were among about 40 attendees, including a number of dairy farmers and industry support people at the meeting, scheduled by Acting Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to coincide with the All-American Dairy Show.