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Changes within FMMO Amendments

Dan Agri-Business, Dairy, Marketing

The recently announced final decision regarding Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) amendments includes adjustments provided from public comment over the past few months. Rod BainĀ has more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

USDA Proposes FMMO Updates

Will Jordan Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Livestock News

The USDA has released its proposed updates to the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders. These come on the heels of a lengthy hearing which highlighted the needs of American dairymen. American Farm Bureau’s Chad Smith has more on the mixed results for farmers and ranchers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …

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Milk Pricing Fairness Sought by Milk Producers

Will Jordan Industry, Livestock, Livestock News, National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF)

In the recent National Milk Producers Federation board of directors’ meeting, modernization of the Federal Milk Marketing Order and the industry’s response to H5N1 were major topics. Listen below for more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Next Steps for FMMO

Dan Dairy, Marketing, National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF)

The USDA has finished the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearing and is now considering more than 12,000 pages of testimony as it formulates its plan for FMMO modernization. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) continues to do what it can to ensure that the proposal best reflects the interest of dairy farmers and their cooperatives. ā€œWe feel that we …

FMMO HearingĀ Underway

Dan Dairy, Marketing, National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF), USDA-AMS

Dairy experts and government officials are gathered in Carmel, Indiana where last week saw the beginning of hearings on USDAā€™sĀ Federal Milk Marketing OrderĀ (FMMO). Dairy producers are making their case for changes to the pricing program. National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF) Senior Vice President of Membership Services and Strategic Initiatives, Chris Galen, discusses their modernization efforts. Galen notes there will be time …

USDA FMMO HearingĀ isĀ August 23

Dan Dairy, Marketing, National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF)

The U.S. Department of Agricultureā€™s (USDA) will be holdingĀ a hearingĀ on August 23rdĀ concerning the modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system. It reflects the comprehensive approach to improvement carefully crafted by theĀ National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF). ā€œDairy farmers nationwide are grateful that USDA is moving forward by including the full scope of NMPFā€™s proposal to guide the dairy industry forward as …

NMPF Submits Milk-Pricing Plan to USDA

Dan Dairy, Marketing, National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF)

This week, theĀ National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF) submitted aĀ comprehensive proposalĀ to USDA for modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system, the product of two years of examination and more than 150 meetings held to build consensus behind updates to a program that last saw significant changes in 2000. ā€œDairy farmers and their cooperatives need a modernized Federal Milk Marketing Order system …

Milk-Pricing Proposal Moves Forward

Dan Cattle, Dairy, Marketing, National Milk Producers FederationĀ (NMPF)

This week, theĀ National Milk Producers Federationā€™sĀ (NMPFā€™s) Board of Directors unanimously endorsed a proposal to modernize the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system. During their March meeting, they reached a milestone that caps more than two years of discussion and more than 130 meetings on different aspects of the proposal. Chairman of NMPFā€™s Board of Directors, Randy Mooney, said ā€œThe plan …

New Report Lays Out Priorities for U.S. Dairy Reform

Dan American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Dairy, Farm Bill, Legislative, Marketing

A new report from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) lays out priorities, principles, and recommendations for reforming dairy policy. A Farm Bureau Working Group explored options for strengthening the dairy industry through the 2023 Farm Bill and modernizing the current Federal Milk Marketing Order. Some of the priorities for FMMO reform include returning the Class 1 mover to a …

Registration Open for the Federal Milk Marketing Order Forum

Dan American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Dairy, Marketing

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is hosting an industry-wide forum on the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) on October 14-16 in Kansas City, Missouri. The forum was prompted by a call from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to get as many people involved in dairy as possible in one room to discuss solutions to the Federal Milk Marketing Order shortfalls. …