Greater access to risk management tools, expanding international markets and increased product innovation must be key elements in any policy solutions designed to address the industry's cyclical price volatility, said Jerry Slominski, IDFA senior vice president, in his DairyLine broadcast to producers last week.

He echoed IDFA Chairman Paul Kruse's call for long-term strategies, and not just short-term fixes, first heard during Kruse's recent dairy hearing testimony on Capitol Hill. The text of the broadcast is available here.