Geoff Vanden Heuvel
It’s a Wrap for the Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing
With a smile, The Honorable Judge Jill Clifton ended the Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing (FMMO) on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at...
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Economic News
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Jan 19
- 7 min
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Week 11
The National Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearing that started back in late summer resumed for week 11 on Tuesday. Most of the...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Dec 8, 2023
- 2 min
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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Dec 1, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Dec 1, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Oct 13, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Oct 6, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Sep 29, 2023
- 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.
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Sep 22, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Sep 15, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Sep 8, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Sep 1, 2023
- 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.
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Aug 25, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Aug 17, 2023
- 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...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
- Jul 7, 2023
- 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...
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