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Discussions Gearing Up On How to Change the Way the Nation's Dairy Farmers Are Paid

By Pat Bradley

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Montpelier, VT – Prices to dairy farmers have plummeted this year and dairy farm losses have been mounting. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is advocating Congressional actions to help the dairy industry, while farm bureaus are urging administration officials to make revisions in the current pricing system. WAMC North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.