The New Federal Order Will Bump Prices in California
It appears that the new Federal Milk Marketing Order in California will do what proponents hoped it would do: Bump milk prices.
What loss? 200 Fonterra staff fly to California beach resort for meeting
Europe-based Fonterra staff would have travelled at least 9000km to attend a sales and marketing meeting at a Southern California beach resort town, a venue the dairy company says was chosen because of its proximity to LAX airport.
California farmers and Mexican cheese sales, U.S. trade war takes a toll
Stephen Mancebo, a fourth-generation California dairy farmer with 2,300 cows, has battled ups and downs in his temperamental industry for a quarter-century only to find himself a casualty of a U.S trade war with one of his biggest customers – Mexico.
California farmers skeptical about Trump farm aid
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced up to $12 billion in assistance for American farmers hurt by rising foreign tariffs, but it remains unclear how much of it will benefit California’s largest agricultural exports, which include several kinds of tree nuts, wine, table grapes and dairy products.
Oregon, California farmers reappointed to dairy board
Warren L. Chamberlain of Oregon and Brad J. Scott and Pauline Tjaarda of California were reappointed to their seats on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board in an announcement from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
California Dairies, Inc., Dairy Farmers of America and Land O'Lakes, Inc. Announce Unified Support of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
The three largest milk marketing cooperatives in California, California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Land O’Lakes, Inc., today announced that, on behalf of their respective members, they have voted in support of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order (CA-FMMO) as proposed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Federal milk order could boost California prices slightly
Producer milk prices under the new California Federal Milk Marketing Order, if approved, estimated to rise about 15 cents per hundredweight. Protein formula would change under the USDA proposal under consideration by dairy producers.
California dairy producers voting on joining FMMO
Vote continues through May 5, 2018. Public hearing is April 10 in Clovis, Calif.
USDA backs Federal Milk Marketing Order for California
It looks like California dairy producers will soon be operating under a Federal Milk Marketing Order.
The California Federal Milk Marketing Order is back on track
The California Federal Milk Marketing Order is back on track, thanks to a court order that was issued Friday, March 9.