Federal Milk Marketing Order

There's a brewing battle in the dairy world, as organic farmers push back against federal pricing rules that they say threaten their livelihoods.

The USDA is out with changes and alterations to proposed amendments of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, better known as FMMOs.  So, what adjustments were made between July's proposed recommendations and the final decision announced last week.   “...

The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin is hosting a workshop on the proposed changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system.  USDA is proposing some big changes, and Shelly Mayer, executive director of the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin, says all industry stakeholders need to be there in person or virtually.   “...

The National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors unanimously endorsed a proposal to modernize the Federal Milk Marketing Order system earlier this month.  The Federation says the move caps more than two years of discussion and more than 130 meetings on different aspects of the proposal.  The plan to r...

The International Dairy Foods Association this week named Mike Brown as chief economist.  Brown has a long and distinguished career in the dairy industry, most recently leading the milk and dairy procurement team for The Kroger Co. as direc...

The American Farm Bureau Federation expects a major hearing on the Federal Milk Marketing Order this year.  The Federation recently set its policy priorities for the year, at the 2023 AFBF Annual Convention.  The Farm Bureau was armed with the outcome of the AFBF Federal Milk Marketing Order Forum that took place last fall in Kansas City, MO.  AFBF Economist Da...

The dairy industry met in Denver in late October, as part of the Joint Annual Meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation and the United Dairy Industry Association.  The event came during National Cooperative Month, celebrating the more than 40,000 Cooperatives across the United States.  Al...

Earlier this week, National Milk Producers Federation leadership unanimously endorsed a proposal to modernize the Federal Milk Marketing Order milk-pricing system.  The plan includes returns to the "higher of" Class I mover, discontinuing including barrel cheese in the protein component price formula.  It exte...

The American Farm Bureau Federation is celebrating a successful Federal Milk Marketing Order Forum held over the weekend in Kansas City, MO.  The National Milk Producers Federation, dairy cooperatives, processors, state dairy associations and dairy farmers joined AFBF for the event.  The thr...