Laurie Fischer, well known in Madison, throughout Wisconsin and in Washington, D.C., for her tenacious efforts on behalf of Wisconsin’s dairy farmers, is hanging out a shingle as the Laurie Fischer Group. The new public affairs consulting firm will help her to continue making a big impact for the Wisconsin dairy industry, and for agriculture as a whole.
Fischer, formerly Director of the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association (DBA), has broad and in-depth knowledge of policy and the political process, along with extensive personal relationships built up over many years with key political leaders in both the State and Federal Capitols. She will retain DBA as a client.
“I am so fortunate to have worked with the great members of the Dairy Business Association and their Board of Directors “said Laurie Fischer”, and I’m grateful that I can continue to utilize my passion and vigilance on behalf of Wisconsin’s and the nation’s dairy farmers in my new consulting role.”
Fischer grew up on a dairy farm, and was always the most interested in following in the farming footsteps. That passion and path would lead her to be a partner in a 400-cow operation, and to her involvement with the now 16-year-old Dairy Business Association.
Laurie Fischer’s 16 years of leadership at DBA, a statewide organization made up of dairy producers, partners and professionals working together ‘to promote the growth and success of all dairy farms by fostering a positive business and political environment,’ contributed to a rise in revenue brought to the state by the dairy industry of almost 30 billion dollars.
Fischer also led DBA’s efforts to establish the Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative (DBMMC). An organization made up purely of dairies, it has grown to more than 500 members and is the eighth largest cooperative in the nation.
Fischer was instrumental in shaping the dairy portion of the recently passed federal Farm Bill.
For four years, she fought tenaciously against the supply management clause in the Dairy Security Act, rallying dairy farmers and agriculture advocacy organizations to her cause by pointing to the dangers of government-imposed limits on how much milk they can sell. Fischer reminded Members of Congress that the dairy industry was poised for growth and job creation, and that Wisconsin’s dairy industry and its related businesses were top economic drivers, bringing in $26.5 billion in revenue annually. She was ultimately successful, with the measure being defeated by nearly a 3-1 margin in the House of Representatives.
Fischer will kick off her independent efforts with a legislative fly-in focused on immigration. She is encouraging dairy producers to join her in Washington D.C. on June 23rd and 24th, to meet with Members of Congress who want to hear from farmers how they can improve and ensure a reliable labor force for dairy operations throughout the country. Fischer wants to insure that dairy farmers have the available labor force they need to maintain and grow their dairy operations in the U.S.
For more information on The Laurie Fischer Group call: 920-366-1880 or e-mail LaurieFischerGroup@gmail.com
Source: The Laurie Fischer Group
