Derrick Van Orden: “I also introduced with along with my great colleague Brian…”

“This amendment funds the Dairy Business innovation initiatives which supports our dairy farmers in the development, production, marketing and distribution of their products. Wisconsin is America's dairy land. And this important program is why I also introduced with along with my great colleague Brian Stile, the Dairy Business Innovation act which looks to increase the authorization from 20 million to $36 million, a 55% increase. Wisconsin is the home of nearly 6,000 dairy herds that produce over 2.7 billion pounds of milk a month. In fact, our district there are many counties where our cows outnumbered people by a ratio of 4 to 1.” (00:17–00:29)

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