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DairyBusiness Communications’ “Voices for Choices” is aimed at creating industry support for producers’ opportunities to use safe and approved technologies, and for safeguarding the image of all milk as a natural and wholesome product. The campaign has several components:

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Funding Tracking
There are also some sites that track the funding and activities of activist groups:
  • Guidestar.org is the website where non-profits have to deposit their IRS 990 tax return for public inspection.
  • Without spending any money you can register and see these. At the end of the tax returns you can see information about how each organization spent money. Undue influence and activistcash.com.

   

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About Voices for Choices
  1. Measure producer attitudes...
  2. Encourage producer involvement...
  3. Encourage industry involvement...
  4. Provide news updates and features...

  1. Measure producer attitudes

     The “Voices for Choices” campaign will measure dairy producer attitudes. DBC is conducting an electronic survey of producers on management, economic and marketing issues related to recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). (Click here to take the survey, or click the button below)
     The individual surveys are confidential, but overall results will receive publicity on DairyLine Radio, the only nationally syndicated radio program devoted strictly to the dairy industry; Dairy Profit

Weekly, the nationally distributed weekly dairy newsletter; on the DBC web sites; and through the company’s three regional magazines, Northeast DairyBusiness, Midwest DairyBusiness and Western DairyBusiness.

  1. Encourage producer involvement

     Several dairy organizations have already expressed the need for grassroots efforts on a regional and even national scale to protect availability and use of rBST and other technologies, and have endorsed “Voices for Choices.” To join that effort, please complete our online form and show your support!
  • Click here for a message from DairyBusiness Publisher Joel Hastings
  • Click here for a message from the Northeast Dairy Producers Association
  • Click here for a message from the Dairy Business Association of Wisconsin

 

  1. Encourage industry involvement

The VfC campaign will seek support from allied industries. Messages will be sent to agribusiness firms, seeking to raise awareness and generate support for protecting other technology-based dairy management tools and the positive image of all milk. Click here to see that message.
  1. Inform retail leaders that "Milk is Milk"
    Download the letters below to make your voice heard! Take the initiative to fill in this letter and send it to leaders in the retail industry informing them that all milk is created equal. 

  1. Provide news updates and features

Ongoing updates for dairy producers and industry influencers will be provided on these topics.