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The dairy industry has been struggling recently. National milk prices are now so low that farmers lose money on every single gallon they sell. It’s forced some farm owners to close down their businesses completely, some to go deep into debt and still others to diversify to stay afloat. We’ll see how the national problems of dairy are now affecting farms in New England and what may be done to pull the industry out.

Guests

• Lorraine Stuart Merrill, Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Foods and longtime dairy farmer in Stratham
• Bob Wellington, Senior Vice President for Economics, Communications and Legislative Affairs for Agri-Mark, a dairy cooperative in New England
• Jeff Holmes, co-owner of Holmes Farm, a dairy farm in Langdon and president of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau

Guests

• Rep. Bob Haefner, Republican State Representative from Hudson and ranking Repubican on the House Environment and Agriculture Committee.