Please join us:
Segment 2:
Future of Federal Milk Pricing Forum
An opportunity for Dairy Farmers to have a voice and provide leadership in how milk is priced in the future!
Tuesday, April 5th
1:00-2:30 CST (2:00-3:30 EST)
via webinar
American Dairy Coalition (ADC) invites you to participate in the second segment of our webinar series: “Future of Federal Dairy Milk Pricing Forum”.  

The financial stability of our nation’s dairy farmers is the foundation of the entire dairy industry and a significant portion of agriculture's infrastructure. During the past six years, farmers have struggled through depressed milk prices, huge increases in costs for fertilizer, diesel fuel, feed, labor, and this list goes on and on.

A lot of good information was discussed during our last webinar and dairy farmers have started to develop a list of priorities. Let's continue the discussion and move forward in tackling these hard topics.  Sitting back and doing nothing is not an option as we continue to see Class I decline.    
 

The 1.5-hour forum will be held as a webinar on
April 5th, 1:00 – 2:30 CST (2:00 – 3:30 EST)
A link to the webinar will be sent after you register using the link below. You only need to register once.
Farmer input is vital. When you register for the forum, please reserve a spot if you would like to speak and provide input on solutions to all webinar attendees. The main goal of this webinar is to hear your perspective. If you indicate you would like to reserve a time to speak, watch for a follow-up email from ADC's staff. There is an opportunity to submit questions during the webinar as well.
Meet Our Presenters:
Moderated by:
Dave Natzke
Editor- Progressive Dairy

Dave Natzke is an editor with Progressive Dairy. His primary editorial focus areas include dairy policy, marketing, pricing and risk management, with an emphasis on their impact on dairy producer milk checks and businesses.
Danny Munch
Economist- American Farm Bureau Federation
How will the new USDA Dairy Processing (Make Allowance- Processor Credits) impact your mailbox milk check?

Find out as Danny applies his expertise as an Associate Economist within AFBF's public affairs department. He covers issues including dairy markets, transportation & infrastructure, natural disasters, aquaculture, endangered and invasive species, public lands and specialty crop markets
Bryan Henrichs
Dairy and Custom Crop Farmer- Illinois
Speaking on behalf of Dairy Farmers Bryan will address key “Milk Pricing” issues needing transformation in order to update the current complicated, outdated U.S. milk pricing policy classification.
Farm Bill Update:
Find out what is on the horizon for this important piece of legislation with inside information from our experts below
Jeremy Witte
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture
Office of Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR)
Kyle Varner
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture
Office of Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Background:
A bipartisan Senate bill was introduced in November that, if passed, would require USDA to hold national FMMO hearings. Recently, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack told producers in Wisconsin that FMMO hearings will not be held until there is "consensus within the dairy industry." At the same time, 2023 Farm Bill discussions, where milk pricing changes may be considered, are getting underway.

The FMMO system is complex with regional, national, and global factors. We have seen the impact of a pricing change that was made legislatively, without a vetted hearing process or farmer input, in the last Farm Bill. We must never let this happen again!
Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to your participation.
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