Short, But Significant Quota Hearing Held this Week
The United Dairy Families of California’s (UDFC) petition for a referendum on their Quota Implementation Plan proposal was the subject of...
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Sep 26, 20204 min
Significant Quota Hearing Next Wednesday and Thursday
A two-day virtual hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1 to consider the petition by the United Dairy...
Aug 28, 20207 min
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 15, 20202 min
This Week's Quota News
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) attorney Michelle Dias rejected STOP QIP’s Motion to Reconsider. The motion asked...
Aug 8, 20201 min
A Final Ruling in the Quota Lawsuit
Judge James P. Arguelles issued a final ruling on August 3, 2020 on the STOP QIP lawsuit against the California Department of Food and...
Aug 1, 20203 min
Quota News This Week
This past Tuesday Judge Timothy Aspinwall, the judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings who conducted the hearing on the STOP QIP...
Jun 13, 20205 min
CDFA Holds Quota Hearing
In a truly unprecedented fashion, a “virtual” hearing took place this week to consider the petition by Stop QIP to suspend Chapter 3.5 of...
May 30, 20203 min
Virtual Public Hearing on Quota Scheduled for June 9-10
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has reset the date and time and format for a public hearing to consider a...
May 9, 20201 min
QIP Assessment to Increase
At a Zoom meeting this week, the Producer Review Board wrestled with the reality that the current 32.5-cent per cwt. assessment on all...
Feb 29, 20202 min
Public Hearing on Quota Scheduled for April 7 & 8
A Notice of a Public Hearing to Consider a Petition to Suspend Chapter 3.5 of the Food and Agriculture Code was posted this week by the...
Feb 15, 20204 min
Quota Sunset Proposal Submitted to California Department of Food and Agriculture
The United Dairy Families of California (UDFC), a group of California producers that formed to create a process for California dairy...
Feb 8, 20201 min
Registration Now Open for February 11 Quota Meeting at Farm Show in Tulare
As we reported last week, Dr. Marin Bozic and Mr. Matt Gould recommended a path forward for the industry to address the quota issue....
Jan 11, 20204 min
Phase 3 Quota Meetings: Narrowing the Options
At meetings this past week in Chino, Tulare, Turlock and Petaluma, Dr. Marin Bozic and Matt Gould – the two economists (the TEAM) hired...
Nov 2, 20195 min
Phase 2 Quota Meetings Stimulate Serious Contemplation
This past week, three Phase 2 Quota meetings were held in Chino, Tulare and Turlock respectively. At those meetings there was some...
Oct 26, 20192 min
Next Round of Quota Meetings Coming Up: Here is your Reading List
Next week, the next round of Quota meetings take place, which you can register for here. The meeting dates and locations will be: •...
Sep 7, 20191 min
The Quota Process Continues: Phase 2 Producer Feedback Meetings Scheduled for Later this Month
Just over a month ago, more than 370 dairy farmers and allied industry professionals participated in a series of meetings to discuss the...
Aug 3, 20193 min
The Quota Process: A Constructive Beginning
Four public meetings were held this week, kicking off what organizers described as the “Think Tank” phase to review the California quota...
Jul 20, 20194 min
And So It Begins: A Process For Addressing Quota Emerges
A press release came out this week announcing an organized effort by California producer interests to tackle the quota issue. The effort...
Jun 29, 20192 min
Quota Assessment Going Down for Now
As I reported last week, the Producer Review Board took action to reduce the Quota Implementation Plan (QIP) assessment on Grade A milk...
Jun 22, 20191 min
QIP Assessment to be Reduced by 5 ½ cents per cwt.
The Producer Review Board met on Thursday June 20, 2019 in Sacramento and reviewed the first seven months of operation of the Quota...
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