Policy Action Items for 2019

December 1, 2018 /

Crisis Intervention plan for members in case of undercover videos or crisis such as Foot & Mouth disease.
Address and propose legislation to secure public right of way access for nutrient hose and nutrient management plans.
Tax priorities: Federal 1031 tax exchange, decreasing rates, elimination of the estate tax and Congress to adopt the nutrient recovery and biogas tax credit measure.
Artificial Dairy Products law review and action steps from deceptive marketing.
Working to get USDA school lunch program to include flavored milk an offering in the lunch line.
Develop State wide plan on A Path Forward for the SD Dairy Drive Summit for sustaining and enhancing to grow the dairy industry.
Increasing alfalfa production, market assessments, social license to operate, research on new technology.
SDSU Dairy Farm Research and Teaching unit modernization plan.
Road and bridge funding legislation.
State Vet office on developing Midwest Secure Milk Plan.
Stray voltage legislation.
Dairy site analysis/permitting assistance.
Immigration issues/Dairy farmer certainty of access to their current workforce, as well as to a future supply of farm workers on a year-round basis.