MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's top politicians Tuesday urged dairy farmers to take advantage of a program designed to help keep them in business when milk prices are low.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott, Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders held a news conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier to address changes to the federal dairy price protection program and new state support to help farmers pay premiums.
"We encourage them to sit down, do the math and consider whether the change made could put dollars in their pockets, because according to some economist these changes could help our small and medium farms," Scott said.
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