California dairy groups weigh USDA marketing order proposal
Led by the state’s three major dairy co-ops, the initiative came from years of frustration over the price producers receive for milk going into cheese vats. By Carol Ryan Dumas.
USDA green lights establishing federal milk marketing order for California
Many California dairy producers feel they are paid less for their milk than producers in federal order. By Jacqui Fatka 1.
TPP signed, but don’t expect results soon
Trade negotiators from 12 countries signed a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement on Oct. 5, but it will be some time before you see any changes in trade actions.
The U.S. Is Producing a Record Amount of Milk and Dumping the Leftovers
There’s so much milk flowing out of U.S. cows these days that some is ending up in dirt pits because dairies can’t find buyers.
Outside states to California dairy farmers: We have water
With California facing its fourth year of a devastating drought, and dairy operators struggling with the high cost of hay, other states are swooping in to try to lure them away. And they’re not pitching generous tax incentives, but the promise of water, a stable feed supply and abundant land.
#Study Results Suggest Federal Milk Marketing Order Could Benefit California Dairy Producers
State’s three major dairy cooperatives will work to change regulatory structure and begin to draft federal order language.