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How should native water be allocated? Getting into the Weeds
As the various Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) grapple with implementation of their Sustainability Plans...
Sep 11, 20204 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 28, 20207 min read


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 15, 20202 min read


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 8, 20201 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...
Aug 1, 20205 min read


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...
Aug 1, 20203 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....
Jul 17, 20205 min read
Volatility in the new world of the California Federal Order
It may seem obvious, but it bears repeating that the price of milk a dairyman receives is based on the value of the products...
Jun 26, 20205 min read


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...
Jun 13, 20205 min read
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 30, 20203 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...
May 15, 20205 min read


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...
May 9, 20201 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...
May 1, 20205 min read


Big problems on the water front
In this already stressful time for agriculture and our country, Governor Newsom decided this week to file for a preliminary injunction...
Apr 24, 20202 min read


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 29, 20202 min read


California water war on the verge of erupting
There were big moves related to California water this week. I wish I could reassure you that everything is going to be okay - but I cannot.
Feb 21, 20204 min read


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 15, 20204 min read


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....
Feb 8, 20201 min read


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...
Jan 11, 20204 min read
Year End Water Report
2019 turned out to be a good water year. Ample rain and snow fell on California both at the beginning of the year and in the past...
Dec 20, 20194 min read
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