Dairy Co-Ops Seek More Milk Money At Clovis Hearing
September 25, 2015 | 1 min to read
Dairy farmers, milk processors and agriculture officials gathered Tuesday in Clovis to review a plan that could give California dairy operators a boost in milk prices and revenue.
The hearing at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District building is part of an effort by the state’s three largest dairy cooperatives to create a federal milk marketing order for California.
The dairy cooperatives – California Dairies Inc., Land O’ Lakes and Dairy Farmers of America – say a federal pricing structure would fix the inequity that exists between the state’s dairy farmers and the rest of the nation.
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