{"id":1553,"date":"2018-05-12T13:22:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T18:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2018-05-17T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T18:38:42","slug":"real-solutions-to-the-dairy-crisis-binational-media-conference-call-held-tues-may-9th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/?p=1553","title":{"rendered":"Real Solutions to the Dairy Crisis &#8211; Binational Media Conference Call Held Tues. May 9th, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Family Farm Defenders and the National Family Farm Coalition, along with many allies, hosted a binational media conference call on Tues. May 9th tackling real solutions to the dairy crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Over two dozen journalists participated in the call, and the conversation has already generated several news articles.<\/p>\n<p>Featured panelists on the call included:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Ralph Dietrich, Canadian dairy farmer, board member of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Patty Lovera, policy director, Food and Water Watch<\/li>\n<li>Jim Goodman, organic dairy farmer, president of the National Family Farm Coalitiom<\/li>\n<li>Ed Maltby, executive director, Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Association<\/li>\n<li>Moderated by Sarah Lloyd, dairy farmer, special projects coordinator with Wisconsin Farmers Union<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The conference call was also recorded, so if you would like to listen:<br clear=\"none\" \/>\u200bDial-in for USA:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-719-457-0820<br clear=\"none\" \/>Dial-in for Canada:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-647-0148<br clear=\"none\" \/>Replay Passcode:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 290862892#\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Here are also some links to news stories prompted by the call:<\/p>\n<p><i>National Press<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/harvestpublicmedia.org\/post\/farmers-milking-what-its-worth-not-much-unsure-what-comes-next\">Farmers Milking For What It&#8217;s Worth (Not Much), Unsure What Comes Next<\/a>, Harvest Public Media, May 17\n<ul>\n<li><i>Originally published as: <a href=\"https:\/\/woub.org\/2018\/05\/11\/drowning-in-milk-dairy-farmers-look-for-lifelines-in-flooded-market\/\">Drowning In Milk: Dairy Farmers Look For Lifelines In Flooded Market<\/a>, Ohio Valley ReSource, May 11<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyyonder.com\/volatile-dairy-market-leaves-farmers-lurch\/2018\/05\/15\/25479\/\">Volatile Dairy Market Leaves Farmers in Lurch<\/a>, Daily Yonder, May 15<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/food\/2018\/05\/if-house-republicans-get-their-way-rural-americans-are-screwed\/\">If House Republicans Get Their Way, Rural Americans Are Screwed<\/a>, Mother Jones, May 16<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/food\/2018\/05\/farmers-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet-this-controversial-policy-could-help\/\">Farmers Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet. This Controversial Policy Could Help.<\/a> Mother Jones, May 12\n<ul>\n<li><i>Originally published as: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefern.org\/ag_insider\/farmers-increasingly-look-to-supply-management-to-steady-u-s-agriculture\/\">Farmers increasingly look to supply management to steady U.S. agriculture<\/a>, FERN Ag Insider, May 2 <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Local Press<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eveningtribune.com\/news\/20180516\/strongdairy-industry-leaders-brainstormstrong\/1\">Dairy industry leaders brainstorm<\/a>, The Hornell Evening Tribune (NY), May 16<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisfarmer.com\/story\/news\/2018\/05\/15\/dairy-crisis-pinches-organic-farmers\/609420002\/\">Dairy crisis pinches organic farmers<\/a>, Wisconsin State Farmer, May 15<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saratogian.com\/article\/ST\/20180510\/NEWS\/180519986\">Analysts sour on U.S. milk system<\/a>, The Saratogian (NY), May 10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.watertowndailytimes.com\/news03\/some-experts-say-us-should-create-milk-supply-management-system-like-canadas-20180510\">Some experts say U.S. should create milk supply management system like Canada\u2019s<\/a>, Watertown Daily Times (NY), May 10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recorder.com\/Dairy-farmers-farm-groups-raise-concerns-17397972\">Farmers, groups raise concerns about dairy crisis<\/a>, Greenfield Recorder (MA), May 10<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/digital.vpr.net\/post\/got-too-much-milk-dairy-dumping-highlights-production-bottlenecks-northeast-surplus#stream\/0\">Got Too Much Milk? Dairy Dumping Highlights Production Bottlenecks, Northeast Surplus<\/a>, Vermont Public Radio, May 9<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ogd.com\/ogd\/group-of-experts-say-us-should-create-milk-supply-management-system-like-canadas-20180509\">Group of experts say U.S. should create milk supply management system like Canada\u2019s<\/a>, The Journal (NY), May 9<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digital.vpr.net\/post\/vermont-farmers-look-north-border-solution-dairy-crisis#stream\/0\">Vermont Farmers Look North of the Border for Solutions to the Dairy Crisis<\/a>, Vermont Public Radio, April 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As well as background materials that were shared with the call participants:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/money\/business\/2018\/04\/27\/their-way-life-jeopardy-dairy-farmers-search-ways-stabilize-markets\/558747002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">As dairy crisis crushes farmers, Wisconsin&#8217;s rural identity in jeopardy<\/a>, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"yiv1879255588ydp322b42dayiv5945337153ydpe35d093cyiv7964882489ydp6060caa5yiv7665746215gmail-m_-8996685372338401241ydp57984b61yiv9284983330\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.com\/news\/business\/farmers-increasingly-look-to-supply-management-to-steady-us-agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Farmers Increasingly Look to Supply Management to Steady US Agriculture<\/a>, Food and Environment Reporting Network<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"yiv1879255588ydp322b42dayiv5945337153ydpe35d093cyiv7964882489ydp6060caa5yiv7665746215gmail-m_-8996685372338401241ydp57984b61yiv9284983330ydpb8ed8048yiv0464194674ydp70ea9185yiv3756659114ydp89aa27e9yiv2785814220ydp908531b9yiv7649530735ydp54e4b12yiv5668985581ydp8f144b56yiv4596016285ydpb2b77b0ayiv4991077452ydp39b58fc5yiv6169499455\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nfu.ca\/issues\/supply-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Supply Management,<\/a> National Farmers Union (Canada)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"yiv1879255588ydp322b42dayiv5945337153ydpe35d093cyiv7964882489ydp6060caa5yiv7665746215gmail-m_-8996685372338401241ydp57984b61yiv9284983330ydpb8ed8048yiv0464194674ydp70ea9185yiv3756659114ydp89aa27e9yiv2785814220ydp908531b9yiv7649530735\" href=\"http:\/\/nffc.net\/index.php\/2018dairycrisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Letter to Dairy Policymakers on 2018 Dairy Crisis, <\/a>National Family Farm Coalition (US)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"yiv1879255588ydp322b42dayiv5945337153ydpe35d093cyiv7964882489ydp6060caa5yiv7665746215gmail-m_-8996685372338401241ydp57984b61yiv9284983330ydpb8ed8048yiv0464194674\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nodpa.com\/in_organic-under-attack-091817.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Organic Under Attack,<\/a> Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Association<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"yiv1879255588ydp322b42dayiv5945337153ydpe35d093cyiv7964882489ydp6060caa5yiv7665746215gmail-m_-8996685372338401241ydp57984b61yiv9284983330ydpb8ed8048yiv0464194674ydp70ea9185yiv3756659114ydp89aa27e9yiv2785814220ydp908531b9yiv7649530735ydp54e4b12yiv5668985581\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/money\/2018\/03\/23\/wisconsin-organic-dairy-farms-getting-squeezed-mega-size-farms-texas\/448679002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WI Organic Dairy Farmers Getting Squeexed by Mega Farms in Texas,<\/a> Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"yiv1879255588ydp322b42dayiv5945337153ydpe35d093cyiv7964882489ydp6060caa5yiv7665746215gmail-m_-8996685372338401241ydp57984b61yiv9284983330ydpb8ed8048yiv0464194674ydp70ea9185yiv3756659114ydp89aa27e9yiv2785814220ydp908531b9yiv7649530735ydp54e4b12yiv5668985581\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iatp.org\/blog\/too-much-steel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Too Much Steel, <\/a>Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"yiv1879255588ydp322b42dayiv5945337153ydpe35d093cyiv7964882489ydp6060caa5yiv7665746215gmail-m_-8996685372338401241ydp57984b61yiv9284983330ydpb8ed8048yiv0464194674ydp70ea9185yiv3756659114ydp89aa27e9yiv2785814220ydp908531b9yiv7649530735ydp54e4b12yiv5668985581ydp8f144b56yiv4596016285ydpb2b77b0ayiv4991077452ydp39b58fc5yiv6169499455\" href=\"http:\/\/host.madison.com\/wsj\/opinion\/column\/anthony-pahnke-make-tariffs-work-for-wisconsin-farmers\/article_30dbc671-2a50-56f9-9b57-b711d612d05e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Make Tariffs Work for Wisconsin Farmers,<\/a> Madison.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family Farm Defenders and the National Family Farm Coalition, along with many allies, hosted a binational media conference call on Tues. 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