Some dairy industry stakeholders are calling for hearings on the Federal Milk Marketing Order, but an economist says current limits present challenges.

University of Minnesota’s Marin Bozic, a policy consultant for Edge Dairy Farmers Cooperative, says a hearing wouldn’t necessarily help farmers without a small change in current law. “Unfortunately, enabling legislation doesn’t even allow us to discuss some things in a hearing today, so what Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative is saying in the next farm bill, in the 2023 farm bill, we need to add a few sentences in legislation so we can have a richer discussion in a hearing.”

Marin Bozic

Bozic says although many producers appreciate the regional marketing orders, updates are needed.

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