Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s reluctant to open the Federal Milk Marketing Orders for hearings until the industry can come to an agreement on what they want, but a dairy economist says he’s confident the hearings will happen. Dr. Marin Bozic teaches dairy foods marketing economics at the University of Minnesota. He tells Brownfield, “From what I understand, the hearing is going to take place. Whether it’s going to be before or after the elections, that’s to be seen and whether it’s going to happen before or after the farm bill is yet to be seen, but the hearing is going to take place.
