(WIVT/WBGH) - Some Upstate Democrats in the New York State Assembly are pushing back on a proposal that would limit the size of dairy farms.

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, who is chair of the Agriculture Committee, and three of her Democratic colleagues issued a news release this week in opposition to a proposal by downstate Democrats to end the authorization of dairy farms with more than 700 milking cows.

Lupardo says she was disappointed that the bill would be crafted without consulting anyone in the dairy industry. She also says dairy farmers are some of the best stewards of the land that she knows.

Lupardo added that she doesn't foresee the bill going anywhere.

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