From Farm Bill to HPAI: What is dairy farmer sentiment looking like?

From Farm Bill negotiations to outbreaks of high path avian flu, there a number of developments impacting the nation’s dairy sector.
Many of these were up for discussion at the National Milk Producers Federation board meeting.

Alan Bjerga spoke with RFD-TV’s own Tammi Arender on how producers are handling the situation, what to expect from Washington DC for the rest of the year, and farmer sentiment.

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