Study of Milk Market Channel Pricing and Related Documents
Including Press Items and Proposed Legislation
updated 02/19/07
Milk Pricing 2006-2007
Milk Pricing 2005 and Earlier
Contents
Research and Policy Papers
Newspaper Articles and Media
Open Space
Proposed State Laws
Existing State Laws
Related Websites
Research and Policy Papers
Newspaper Articles and Media
| Print and Electronic
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| Hartford Courant. State Milk Farmers: Got Hope? |
April 14, 2006 |
| Hartford Courant. Not Cowing Down to the System: Battered by depressed prices for raw milk, state farmers launch their own local brand. |
May 28, 2006 |
| The Day. Economic Squeeze Threatens Historic Working Farm. |
December 17, 2006 |
| The Day. As Milk Prices Soar, Farmers Don't Get To Share The Profits. |
January 28, 2007 |
| Times Argus. Secretary of Agriculture advocating for farmers in D.C. |
February 7, 2007 |
| Burlington Free Press. Officials explain dairy-aid funding. |
February 8, 2007 |
| The River Reporter. Wayne County dairy farmers are hurting: Many may go out of business. |
February 8, 2007 |
| Worcester Telegram. Farmers confront crisis. |
February 8, 2007 |
| Hartford Courant. Aldi Gets Aggressive: Low-Price, No-Frills Grocery Chain to Add 50 Stores in State. |
February 11, 2007 |
| Portsmouth Herald. N.H. could follow Vermont in aiding dairy farmers. |
February 13, 2007 |
| Cheese Reporter. Survey Finds Excessive Retail Profit On Fluid Milk Sales In Northeast US. |
March 2, 2007 |
| Food Navigator. Tesco offers better deal to dairy farmers. |
April 8, 2007 |
| Boston Globe. Milk and political kindness. |
April 8, 2007 |
| Council of Northeast Farmer Cooperatives E-letter. New York State Approves Dairy Payout to Producers. |
April 8, 2007 |
| Boston Globe. Summer dairy prices headed up, Warning comes as producers seek aid, citing woes last year. |
April 12, 2007 |
| NBC30. Milk Madness - $5.00 Per Gallon? |
May 2, 2007 |
| Open Space
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| Hartford Courant. Litchfield Hill Turning Blue. |
January 7, 2007 |
| Hartford Courant. Closing In On Open Vistas. |
January 14, 2007 |
| Hartford Courant. Anti-Sprawl Tactic Mulled. |
January 15, 2007 |
| Hartford Courant. A Good Public Investment. |
January 28, 2007 |
| Other Press
|
| The New York Times. Amber Fields of Bland. |
January 14, 2007 |
| The New York Times. In Niger, Trees and Crops Turn Back the Desert. |
February 11, 2007 |
In Niger, Trees and Crops Turn Back the Desert
State Laws
| Proposed State Laws
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Proposed State Level Milk Regulatory Policies
A Milk Commission
Vetne Opinion of Milk Commission - December 11, 2006
A Marketing Board
Draft Bill for a Marketing Board - December 14, 2006
Emails Re: Marketing Board - Commerce Clause Analysis - December 14-18, 2006
Vetne Opinion of Marketing Board - December 18, 2006
Emails Re: Additional Vetne Opinion of Marketing Board - December 22, 2006
Legislative Testimony and Related Documents
Vermont, New Hampshire and New York State Legislators Working Together to Address Dairy Crisis... by Marge Kilkelly, Director of The Northeast States Association for Agricultural Stewardship (NSAAS).
Testimony of Robert D. Wellington at the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources Public Hearing in Boston, MA, March 20, 2007.
Support for Connecticut Legislative Action
Letter from Robert P. Jacquier, Laurelbrook Farm
Letter from Robin A. Chesmer, Graywall Farms
Letter from David and Jared Morse, May Hill Farm
Letter from Benjamin Freund, Freund's Farm, Inc.
Letter from William Syme, Crop Production Services
Letter from David Jacquier, Elm Knoll Farm
Current Legislative Action
Senate Bill No. 1155 - An Act Concerning Dairy Farm Preservation
Senate Bill No. 1257 - An Act Establishing A Milk Handler Fee System
Senate Bill No. 1356 - An Act Concerning The Establishment Of A Connecticut Milk Commission
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2007 Session |
| Existing State Laws
|
| New York State General Business Law, Article 26, S 396-rr. Price gouging; milk. |
Effective June 1991 |
"Investigation Reveals Apparent Milk Price Gouging."
Office of New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. |
July 4, 2003 |
"A Review of New York's Milk Price Gouging Law."
Presented at the 67th IAMCA Annual Conference.
by Charles Huff, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
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to view PowerPoint Version |
August 19, 2003 |
Related Websites
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