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Dairy task force urges steady funding for stabilization program, more processing and technical assistance
Summary
A legislative dairy task force recommended fully funding the TIER stabilization program, establishing baseline funding, expanding on-farm technical assistance and supporting processing capacity to stabilize Maine's dairy sector.
The Legislature's dairy task force presented 11 recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry focused on stabilizing Maine's dairy sector. The group's central recommendation: fully fund the state's Dairy Stabilization (TIER) program at the current cost-of-production level and establish a baseline allocation to reduce year‑to‑year payment volatility.
Task-force members told the committee that the TIER program is a proven price‑support tool that stabilizes dairy farm operations and that the program is most effective when it is fully funded. "Fund the TIER program at the current cost-of-production level," the presenter said, summarizing the group's top priority.
The task force reported that Maine's dairy sector supports about…
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