A dairy cooperative spokesperson says regardless of how the elections turn out, their priorities in Washington remain the same. Julie Sweney with FarmFirst Cooperative says, “Once we’re able to get through passing the necessary legislation to keep businesses bustling, we would want to focus our attention on expanding trade opportunities and enforcing the dairy standards of identity.”

Sweney tells Brownfield her members would also like to see lawmakers focus on ag labor reform, which has been brought up numerous times in the past.

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