NASDA MEMBER APPOINTED TO NEW DAIRY ADVISORY PANEL
News Date January 12, 2010
Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the members of the federal Dairy Industry Advisory Committee. NASDA Member Rod Nilsestuen of Wisconsin was appointed to represent state governments. On the committee, Secretary Nilsestuen joins producers and producer organizations, processors and processor organizations, handlers, consumers, academia, retailers, and state agencies involved in organic and non-organic dairy at the local, regional, national, and international levels. According to USDA, the Committee will review the issues of farm milk price volatility and dairy farmer profitability and provide suggestions and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA can best address these issues to meet the dairy industry’s needs. NASDA President Ed Kee was recently appointed to USDA’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
For more information regarding the advisory panel and for a full list of the committee members, please visit the USDA website. (Contact: David Hickey)