Federal Milk Marketing Orders

The USDA released its recommendations for modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Orders last month.   “Overall, we're very pleased with the recommendations that USDA has come up with. We put a lot of proposals into the record," said Stephen Cain, senior director of economic research and analysis for the National Milk Producers Federation.  "So did ...

American Dairy Coalition, recently announced federal policy priorities and an action plan for 2023.  American Dairy Coalition CEO Laurie Fischer said, “Our ongoing efforts have been focused on raising awareness of short- and long-term challenges.”   One k...

America’s dairy producers and processors are closely watching discussions about the next Farm Bill and looking for reforms to Federal Milk Marketing Orders.  CoBank said the industry feels that current FMMOs don’t reflect today’s market environment, and the consequences could be drastic.   Make allowances ar...

American Dairy Coalition is inviting dairy producers to participate in a short poll on the Federal Milk Marketing Order Class I pricing method. Coalition CEO Laurie Fisher said, "This poll gives dairy producers the opportunity to show how the Class I pricing change affects them in terms of planning and risk management and to give their preference ...

House lawmakers from Wisconsin recently reintroduced legislation to establish the Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission. The bipartisan legislation was recently reintroduced by Democrat Ron Kind and Republican Mike Gallagher. Kind said the Commission would consist of a broad coalition of dairy farmers, processors, and industry experts to provide recommendations on how to address some of the bigges

Earlier this week, four Midwestern dairy groups this week announced a Federal Milk Marketing Orders proposal. The proposal aims to create long-term stability in fluid milk pricing and reducing the likelihood of negative producer price differentials that cut into farmers' revenue last year during the pandemic ...

Earlier this week, the American Farm Bureau Federation released its final report, on priorities for milk pricing reform, calling for more democracy and a more equitable program for dairy farmers. AFBF Chief Economist John Newton said the policy recommendations follow a year-long review by a Farm Bureau working group ...