"I will fight for agriculture policies in Washington that support the family farm and assure our farmers get a fair price for their product so we can strengthen our Vermont agricultural tradition."

Peter has a distinguished career fighting for the Vermont farmer. He led in the creation of the Northeast Dairy Compact while in the state senate in the 1980s and earlier this summer was able to help struggling Vermont farms with much needed aid after low milk prices and high energy costs combined with terrible wet weather. Peter knows there is much to be done.

In Congress, he will fight for a Farm Bill in 2007 that helps local farms, not just corporate mega-farms in the Midwest; seek mechanism to provide a fair and stable milk price for our dairy farmers; promote diversification of Vermont,s agriculture by supporting organic conversion programs; and work to foster community-based agriculture and local food production.

Organic or traditional, small or large, dairy or diversified, Peter believes that a strong agricultural economy is vital to our future and an important part of our Vermont community. We all share the goal of improving our strong agricultural tradition in Vermont, and Peter knows together with sensible policies we can make that happen.