Harold Howrigan: Respect the farmers, please

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Harold Howrigan, of Fairfield, who is a dairy farmer and the chair of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery board of directors.
Recently, I have seen some headlines that surely have drawn the attention of the entire Vermont dairy community, too.
As we approach the midpoint of the 2018 legislative session, there are once again plenty of external forces putting pressure on dairy farmers. Milk prices are not expected to rise much in the coming year and feed