Dairy

The Vermont Attorney General’s Office would like to hear from you if you have antitrust-related complaints regarding Vermont’s dairy industry. Please email concerns and complaints to dairy@atg.state.vt.us

If you do not have access to email, please mail complaints to the address at the bottom of this page. Below are links to recent developments in the dairy context.

Vermont and thirteen other state attorney general’s offices recently submitted comments to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) outlining recommendations for areas of agricultural competition, including dairy, that DOJ and USDA should address.

Allen v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. et al., -- Dean Foods Settlement (4/19/2011)

DOJ and USDA Announce Dairy Workshop (6/4/10)

States’ Comments to DOJ & USDA Regarding Competition in the Agriculture Industry (3/12/10)

Vermont Attorney General’s Report Pursuant to Act 48 of the Acts of the 2009 Legislature: The Capper-Volstead Act and the Northeast Dairy Fluid Milk Market (01/06/2010)

Justice Department and USDA Set Dates for Workshops to Explore Competition and Regulatory Issues in the Agriculture Industry (11/13/09)

Crisis on the Farm: The State of Cooperation and Prospects for Sustainability in the Northeast Dairy Industry - Statement of United States Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate (09/19/2009)

Justice Department and USDA to hold public workshops to explore competition issues in the Agriculture Industry (08/05/2009)

Office of the Attorney General
Antitrust Unit
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1001