Dairy groups are continuing to talk about needed reforms in milk pricing ahead of the next farm bill. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has already said the industry needs to form a consensus before he would open up a federal milk marketing order hearing, but University of Minnesota dairy economist Dr. Marin Bozic cautions about what that consensus might look like. “So, with the Class I mover reform from 2018 can caution this, is that they should not define consensus to narrowly and crafting policies behind tightly-closed doors is a bad deal and the resulting reform may suffer from a fragile or flawed design.
