The dairy industry gathers for the National Milk Producers Federation annual meeting

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Trade policy, lack of a Farm Bill, and HPAI hitting dairy herds are a few of the challenges the dairy industry is facing.

This week, the National Milk Producers Federation and other dairy organizations come together to disucss these issues and ways to move the industry forward.

RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender is in attendance.

Chris Galen, NMPF Senior Vice President

Randy Mooney, Chairman of NMPF

Gregg Doud, NMPF President and CEO

Barb O’Brien, Dairy Management Incorporated

Alex Peterson, United Dairy Industry Association

Joanna Shipp, National Dairy Research and Promotion Board Chair

Alan Bjerga, National Milk Producers Federation

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