Dairy is Pleased: NMPF weighs in on the House of Representative’s provisions to the next Farm Bill

With the Farm Bill markup quickly approaching, House Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson has released a title-by-title overview of his draft legislation.

Alan Bjerga with the National Milk Producers Federation spoke with RFD-TV on the provisions that will impact the dairy sector, controversies within the bill, and when we might see a Farm Bill pass.

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