Mexico’s retaliatory tariffs would harm U.S. dairy’s trade with its largest and most reliable market.

People drink milk for health or taste. We should give them both. Dairy farmers want fair and stable prices. We should pursue dairy policy that succeeds in achieving that.

The Dairy Market Stabilization Program as proposed by H.R. 3062, the Dairy Security Act, would manipulate both the supply of and demand for milk in order to push U.S. milk prices higher than open markets otherwise provide, says the president of the International Dairy Foods Association. "Given the importance of exports to our industry's ability to grow and create new jobs, it makes no sense at all for Congress to pass a new supply management program that will restrict our ability to be reliable suppliers and will negatively impact investment decisions by processors regarding new facilities," said Connie Tipton, IDFA president and CEO. 

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association and the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, both headquartered in Madison, Wis., are hosting the cheese industry’s most exclusive show — the International Cheese Technology Exposition (ICTE), April 10-12 at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wis.