FMMO Hearing Report Week 10
Early in this full week at the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearing, National Milk Producers Federation witnesses wrapped up...
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- Dec 1
- 5 min
My Testimony at the Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing
It was a privilege to testify for Milk Producers Council at the FMMO hearing this week. In addition to fully supporting the package...
- Dec 1
- 3 min
FMMO Hearing Restarts
After a six-week break, the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing resumed in Carmel, Indiana this week. When the hearing had recessed...
- Oct 13
- 3 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report -- Week 8
The proposal to update and raise Class I differentials in all 3,100 counties of the continental United States by National Milk...
- Oct 6
- 3 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report -- Week 7
There are five “issues” encompassing 21 proposals that make up the substance of the “call” of this hearing into Federal Milk Marketing...
- Sep 29
- 3 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report -- Week 6
When I tuned in to the hearing at 5 a.m. Pacific time on Monday morning, I heard a different voice come through my earbuds.
- Sep 22
- 4 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report -- Week 5
The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearing in Carmel, Indiana only met three days this week because the venue where the hearing is...
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report
Week four of the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing in Carmel, Indiana was mostly about the make allowance. The following proposals...
- Sep 8
- 3 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Progress Report
This was the third week of the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing in Carmel, Indiana. The week started out with rebuttal testimony on...
- Sep 1
- 5 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Gets Going
There was a lot of hard work put in this week at the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearing in Carmel, Indiana.
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Gets Started
How would you report on the first mile of a 26-mile marathon where the race results will not be known until months after the race is...
- Aug 17
- 6 min
FMMO Issues for Consideration at 2023 FMMO Hearing
By Geoff Vanden Heuvel Director of Regulatory and Economic Affairs Issue #1 Milk Composition There are proposals from National Milk...
- Jul 7
- 2 min
A First for Dairy Margin Coverage
The Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program is the basic safety net USDA provides for America’s dairy farmers. It is structured to...
- May 5
- 3 min
Finally, an FMMO Petition from the National Milk Producers Federation
When California joined the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) program in November of 2018, it was widely believed that an update of...
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
National Milk Producers Federation Agrees on a Path Forward for Updating FMMO
This past week National Milk Producers Federation, which represents most of the dairy farmer-owned cooperatives in the country...
- Jul 8, 2022
- 5 min
MPC Provides Testimony on Dairy Safety Net Programs, FMMOs at Farm Bill Listening Session
Yesterday, Representative Jim Costa (D-16) hosted a listening session...
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Impact on the California Milk Price
The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) started in California on November 1, 2018, which means we have been operating under the FMMO...
- Feb 18, 2022
- 6 min
The Logic Behind Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing
There seems to be an uptick in complaining about Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs), with a fair amount of calling for “reform” of...
- Feb 11, 2022
- 4 min
Who Wants to Think About Risk Management, Now?
It’s always a bit tricky as a dairyman trying to figure out how to manage risk – particularly on the milk income side. The current...
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
Next Week: Sign Up for 2022 Dairy Margin Program
USDA announced some improvements in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, which is the dairy safety net program that provides...
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