Milk producers and handlers supplying the Appalachian Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) cover five states: Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Like their neighbors to the south, they share similar concerns and diverse outlooks.

• Two more dairy projects receive ‘climate-smart’ funding
• 13 named to National Dairy Board
• Thompson elected House Ag Committee chair
• Canada’s AAFC announces CUSMA dairy compensation
• Other news, briefly

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the world is green again. Springtime is the perfect time to throw those barn doors open – but not just to make milking more pleasant. While attending a presentation analyzing society’s changing perception of agriculture, I heard a producer ask, “What are ways to engage the public?”