Support mandatory dairy growth management as an effective way to reduce market volatility.
Preserve the countercyclical structure of the Milk Income Loss Contract program, while updating the feed cost adjuster to better reflect input costs. With scarce federal dollars, construct the program to support family farms, not milk volume.
Oppose further deregulation of dairy trade through free trade agreements that would harm the U.S. dairy industry.
Impose tariff-rate quotas on imported milk proteins.
Support child nutrition legislation that preserves dairy’s place in the lunch line.
Streamline the federal milk market order system to facilitate the efficient marketing of milk, while pooling benefits nationally.
Promote the integrity of dairy products through standards of identity.
Underscore the dairy industry’s commitment to producing high quality milk and dairy products that begin with top-notch animal care.
Actively test imported dairy products, holding them to the same rigorous standards as domestically produced products.
Support immigration reform that does not adversely affect dairy producers.
Approved by the AMPI Board of Directors
February 2011
