Heard from our organic dairy farmers and organic milk buyers that the federal milk marketing orders offer no benefit or value for organic milk and have no bearing on Day to day organic milk prices. The most recent FMMO hearings that concluded this past month did not review a proposal to exempt organic milk from pooling obligations. leaving hundreds of organic farmers frustrated and disappointed. Is the USDA willing to hear a proposal and establish a hearing on the role of organic milk in the federal milk marketing orders? (02:35–02:49)
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Asserts that a proposal to exempt organic milk from pooling obligations was not reviewed in recent FMMO hearings.
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