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ACTION ALERT ON MILC

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Friday, 03 September 2010 13:23

September 3, 2010

**ACTION ALERT**

MILC SIGN-UP DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 14!

September 14, 2010 is the final day that producers will be able to change their payment start date for the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program for Federal

Fiscal Year 2011, if they were signed up for MILC payments in October of last year. Most producers are likely to have been signed up for MILC payments in

October 2009 because it was the highest payment level for MILC program payments in Federal Fiscal Year 2010. (The federal fiscal year starts October 1 of each year.)

Producers who wish to change their payment start date for the MILC program have until September 14, 2010 to change the start date. Due to higher dairy prices, no MILC payments are projected until next spring. If no change is made, months without MILC payments will not count towards the production eligibility cap, but producers with an October start date will be locked into the first month of MILC program payments, whatever those payments may be. Producers can change their start date month as often as they like as long as they make the change by the 14^th of the previous month.

How to Apply

To apply for MILC, dairy operations must submit Form CCC-580, "Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC)," to the FSA county office where the operation is located. The form is available at FSA county offices and online at:

http://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/eForms/welcomeAction.do?Home

Producers should contact their local Farm Service Agency to sign-up as soon as possible due to the paperwork required.

New Air Quality Regulations for San Joaquin Valley Dairies and Farms.

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Commodity Market

Written by Administrator

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 00:00

	July 9	July 16	July 23	July 30	August 6	Change
Butter	1.8500	1.9175	2.0400	2.1800	2.2250	+.045
40 lb. Cheese	1.6025	1.6200	1.6150	1.6950	1.7200	+.025
NFDM	1.1493	1.1544	1.1433	1.1311	1.1334	+.0023
Barrels	1.5675	1.5850	1.6150	1.6650	1.6850	dry-whey+.3725

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Last Updated ( Friday, 03 September 2010 10:41 )

Action Alert!

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Written by Administrator
Monday, 12 July 2010 06:00
ACTION ALERT TO ALL CDC MEMBERS CALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TODAY! Members of Congress will be back in their districts during the month of August meeting with constituents. It is critical that CDC members meet with their federal lawmakers to call for comprehensive dairy policy reforms including: the establishment of a nationwide inventory management program, an effective dairy price safety net that incorporates the dairy producer’s cost of production, reform of the dairy pricing system to make it more competitive and transparent, and the implementation of effective tariffs on imports of concentrated dairy solids. CDC supports the “Dairy Price Stabilization Act” introduced by Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., in the U.S. House and Senators Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, in the Senate. The legislation, H.R. 5288 and S. 3531, would establish a nationwide inventory management program that would provide incentives to producers to balance milk supply and market demand. An effective dairy safety net based on cost of production is critical to prevent another dairy crisis. CDC testified before the USDA and DOJ calling for reform of the dairy pricing system. It is critical that members of Congress urge DOJ to act immediately to restore competition in dairy markets. CDC strongly supports the Milk Import Tariff Equity Act (MITEA), S 1542 and HR 3674, to apply effective tariffs to dairy imports and the bill currently has no cosponsors from California. DISTRICT OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION: REPRESENTATIVE DENNIS CARDOZA, D-18 Phone: 209-527-1914 Cities include Merced, Modesto, Stockton REPRESENTATIVE JIM COSTA, D-20 Phone: 559-495-1620 Cities include Fresno, Bakersfield REPRESENTATIVE DEVIN NUNES, R-21 Phone: 559-733-3861 Cities include Visalia and Clovis REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN MCCARTHY, R-22 Phone: 202-225-2915 Cities include Bakersfield and Atascadero Senator Boxer Phone: 559-497-5109 Senator Feinstein Phone: 559-485-7430 The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) unveiled a 40-page dairy proposal earlier this summer. CDC commends NMPF for recognizing the need for comprehensive dairy policy reform, but after careful analysis has concluded that the NMPF plan is in need of substantial improvement. Other interests including NMPF are lining up to let their views be known about federal dairy policy and it is critical that lawmakers hear directly from dairy producers. The message that lawmakers hear back home in August will decide what type of action they take on dairy policy for the rest of 2010 and beyond.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 August 2010 07:45 )

MARSH OPPOSES COSTA AND STABILIZATION PROGRAM

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Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 18 May 2010 07:37
Costa dairy bill faces opposition By Seth Nidever This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it \| Posted: Thursday, May 13, 2010 10:53 am Rep. Jim Costa and four co-sponsors introduced a bill Wednesday in the House that he says will fix the low milk prices that have plagued dairies hit hard by the recession. But the bill by the Fresno Democrat is already running into resistance in California. Anything dairy related carries strong interest in Kings County, where the industry produced $670 million worth of milk in 2008. But 2009 was one of the worst years ever for local producers, with dairies losing money and a handful going out of business. Costa's bill, which still has to get a hearing in a committee, would boost prices paid to farmers by limiting milk production. Producers would only be allowed to grow at a rate the market will support. If they wanted to crank out more milk above those allowable limits, they would pay a fee that would be redistributed to other producers who stayed within the growth limits. In a press release, Costa's office stated that "this creates a rational system that allows the market to absorb increases in production by providing a tangible financial incentive for most dairies to manage their growth." For some dairy farmers, any attempt to stabilize prices that have taken a nose dive since 2008 sounds good. "Right now, we've got to control the market. I know what I got right now is not working," said Hanford dairy operator Eddie Valadao. But the influential Western United Dairymen, an organization representing about two-thirds of milk production in California, is not supporting the legislation. CEO Mike Marsh said the organization submitted several concerns to Costa last year that have gone unanswered. WUD is concerned that California wouldn't get fair representation on a board of dairy producers that would be created to run the program. Marsh said California producers should get about 20 percent of the seats, since the state produces about 20 percent of the nation's milk. He said drafts of the legislation that he's seen don't give California a proportional share. "Unfortunately, it kind of stacks the deck against the West," he said. Marsh is also concerned that the timing might not be right. The export market for dairy products is growing, and Marsh is worried that Costa's bill might slow things down. "You've got a market that's growing very rapidly, and you don't want to effectively take yourself out of it," he said. Costa could not be immediately reached Wednesday for comment. The reporter can be reached at 583-2432. To comment on this story, go to www.HanfordSentinel.com.

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