Dear Editor: Did you know that one company (Deans) now controls 40 percent of all conventional fluid milk in the U.S.; that in 2009 farmers received only 97 cents for every $2.99 gallon of milk and less than $1 for every $4.99 pound of cheddar cheese; that in 2008 Dairy Farmers of America was fined $12 million for market manipulation at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, yet the dairy giants continue these same illegal practices today?
Join family farmers, consumer advocates, and others in calling upon the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Justice to take antitrust action now: