Last year, Farm Bureau set priorities related to Federal Milk Marketing Order reform, based on the work done by the Ohio Farm Bureau Dairy Action Group and American Farm Bureau’s Dairy Working Group. These priorities include:
Return the Class I mover to a higher-of formula.
Increase Class I differentials to reflect changes in the marketplace.
Make processing cost surveys of plants mandatory and audited by USDA to ensure the accurate data.
Tighten pooling provisions.
Update make allowances routinely with mandatory cost surveys.
Expand the number of products used in USDA’s pricing survey.
Source: ofbf.org
Categories: Ohio, Livestock, Dairy Cattle