In the fall of 2026, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) requested public input on the socioeconomic impacts of large-scale dairies — operations the Department defines as having 10,000 or more cows. These comments will be summarized for the Minnesota Legislature ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
Alongside many Minnesota current and former dairy farmers as well as organizations across the state, LSP submitted our own public comment, the full text of which can find below.