The challenges facing the dairy industry are massive and structural. Low prices, corporate consolidation, trade deals, declining consumption of milk and yogurt, and rising prices for feed are all squeezing dairy farmers. Meanwhile, that squeeze is passed on to the workers they hire to do the difficult, dangerous work of maintaining a dairy year-round. The Milked report details those struggles – dangerous conditions, low pay, lack of common workplace protections, inadequate legal protections for farmworkers, and marginalization and isolation due to immigration status. The issues are huge, and real. But a Fair Trade USA dairy certification is not the right solution.