NMPF - Dairy Farmers Urge Action on Labor, Other Issues at Congressional Fly-in
More than 80 NMPF board members and young dairy farmers met with about 100 congressional offices today in the organization's annual fly-in, advocating on behalf of dairy on issues ranging from agricultural labor to the recent return of New World screwworm to the United States.
The fly-in came after NMPF's June board meeting on Tuesday, which was highlighted by remarks from Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden and Ambassador Julie Callahan providing perspective on the agriculture economy and trade landscape.
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