Unprecedented times, unprecedented support
Friday, May 15, 2020
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 From Tom Crave, DBA president
The pandemic may be loosening its grip, hopefully, but there’s still plenty of anxiety out there.
Production cutbacks, volatility in the milk markets, and the health of employees and families are just a few of the worries.
While COVID-19 has made these times unprecedented, I want you know that DBA is making unprecedented efforts to get you through this craziness.
Hopefully, conditions continue to change for the better. What will not change is our work to protect your businesses.
Government affairs, which remains at the core of DBA, has been key in our work during the crisis. Thanks to efforts long before COVID-19, lawmakers and agencies in Madison know well who we are and what we stand for because we are constantly there fighting on your behalf. The same goes in Washington through our sister organization, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative. Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, other key lawmakers and members of the administration regularly hear from and see us — and they pay attention. This has paid dividends now in helping to secure direct financial assistance for farmers and getting the Agriculture Department to buy dairy products to open up the supply chain. Our lobbying efforts have shined during this crisis.
At the same time, we have tailored our many other services to assist you. We have been here to individually help dozens and dozens of members with information and advice. We are talking constantly with processors and the state agriculture department about protecting the supply chain. We are working with other ag groups to leverage our collective strength. We are ensuring the news media around Wisconsin and the country understand the impact of the pandemic on the dairy community. And, we are making sure you have the most important updates and resources through email alerts, a special webpage, webinars, our Dairy Stream podcast and social media channels.
I realize that you understand hard work. What our members do every day on their farms and in the businesses that support them is essential to keeping our economy strong and providing people everywhere with affordable, nutritious food.
We do not have a choice but to fight through this, given what is at stake — not only for our dairy community but for our country. And DBA will not stop fighting with and for you.
There is no doubt in my mind that we will succeed and be stronger, and together we will continue to move dairy forward.
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