Dairy farmers want Class I milk formula switched

Dairy farmers want Class I milk formula switched

A member of the American Farm Bureau’s dairy policy committee says changing the fluid milk pricing structure has been a widespread request from farmers during USDA’s hearing process.

“That’s probably one of the biggest priorities that we would like to see happen—pretty unanimous that it’s necessary among producer groups.”

Brian Preston tells Brownfield the formula was changed at the request of processors to mitigate risk, but market factors have left dairy farmers at a disadvantage.