USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told a group of farmers, processors, researchers, and media that the industry needs to reach a consensus before he would support reopening the Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
Secretary Tom Vilsack and aide during Wisconsin farm tour
During an on-farm discussion Thursday at Hinchley Dairy Farm Tours near Cambridge, Wisconsin, Vilsack said the dairy industry needs to work through this process and reach a consensus before asking USDA to consider milk marketing order changes.
