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Aug 28, 20207 min read
Producer Review Board Recommends a Hearing
In a virtual meeting held Thursday August 27, all 15 members of the Producer Review Board (PRB) gathered online to go through an agenda...
Aug 1, 20205 min read
Water Tidbits
Keeping an eye on water supply is a big part of what I do for Milk Producers Council. What follows are some tidbits I have learned along...
May 1, 20205 min read
Tough Water News
On Tuesday morning, I read the 36-page opinion and order of Fresno Federal District Court Judge Dale Drozd granting the motion by the...
Aug 1, 20194 min read
Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Released for Public Comment
Over the past several weeks, many Central Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have released their proposed Groundwater...
May 1, 20194 min read
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act –What Does it Mean for Dairies in the Central Valley?
One year ago, the Milk Producers Council Board of Directors charged me with the responsibility of being the dairy industry’s eyes, ears...
Dec 1, 20184 min read
Congress passes a Farm Bill
In the end, after months of partisan haggling, the Farm Bill was passed this week with overwhelming majorities in both the House and...
Sep 1, 20183 min read
Dairy Revenue Protection program goes live in October
Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy RP) is a program that will allow dairy producers to purchase crop insurance protection on milk income....
Aug 10, 20180 min read
Jul 1, 20185 min read
SGMA: What is it, what’s happening and where we are headed on groundwater supply and sustainability
The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014 set in motion a process that will forever influence and affect...
Jul 13, 20170 min read
May 15, 20170 min read
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