VT H0475

Establishes a tiered pricing system requiring milk handlers to pay Vermont milk producers an equitable minimum price based on cost of production, including Vermont-specific environmental compliance costs

Requires over order price enhancements to be paid to Vermont milk producers when Federal Milk Market Order 1 pricing does not sufficiently cover production costs

Creates production tiers for small, medium, and large farms to prevent overproduction incentives

Funds the program through a per-gallon handling fee on packaged milk sold in Vermont, with the fee amount adjusted based on market prices paid per hundredweight of milk

Requires the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to include funding for the tiered pricing system and over order enhancements in its annual budget request