MAINE PUBLIC • April 3, 2025
As Maine dairy farmers stare down the uncertainties brought by a tariff standoff with Canada, the industry is asking the legislature to fully fund a state program that offers supplemental payments to farmers when the price of milk falls below the cost of production. Annie Watson, an organic dairy farmer, and president of the Maine Dairy Industry Association, said the lion's share of grain supplies for Maine dairy herds is coming from Canada and will be subject to price increases from tariffs.