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Quota News
CDFA Announces Plans for Referendum to Terminate QIP
On February 21, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that it is their intention to schedule a referendum...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Feb 281 min read
Producer Review Board Has a Meeting
There was a full slate of 15 voting members participating at the Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Producer Review Board (PRB) meeting in Modesto.
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Dec 20, 20242 min read
Producer Review Board Meeting Next Week
The Producer Review Board (PRB) will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday December 17, 2024, at the Stanislaus...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Quota News
First of all, California producers are in the middle of a referendum period that started on October 11 and ends on January 9, 2025.
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Formal CDFA Hearing Held on QIP Change Proposal
On September 9, there was a formal hearing held by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to receive information...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Public Forums on Quota Differential Change Wrap Up
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) held three public forums in the past 10 days to explain the upcoming...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Aug 9, 20243 min read
CDFA Announces Public Forums and Hearing Related to Proposed Changes to Quota Implementation Plan
As readers of this weekly report are well aware of, I have written extensively about the Quota Implementation Plan (QIP) since...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Jul 12, 20241 min read
CDFA to Hold Producer Referendum on Quota
As I reported last month, the Producer Review Board (PRB) has been reviewing the Class I revenue generated into the California Federal...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Jun 7, 20242 min read
Producer Review Board Recommends Referendum to Change Quota Differential to $1.00 per cwt.
On May 1, 2024, the Producer Review Board (PRB) held a meeting in Tulare. There were 12 Board members and 2 voting alternate Board...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
May 3, 20246 min read
A Very Significant Producer Review Board Meeting This Week
Anyone following the California dairy producer community over the past number of years realizes that the issue of quota has been – and...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Feb 9, 20246 min read
PRB Has Another Meeting; Votes to Recommend Referendum on QIP Termination Petition
At 11:15 a.m., Producer Review Board (PRB) chairman Art Van Beek called the November 17, 2023 meeting to order. The venue was the...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Producer Review Board Has Another Meeting (And Another One is Planned in Less Than Three Weeks)
Back in the day, serving on the Producer Review Board (PRB) was easy duty. One meeting a year to talk about the pooling budget, maybe a...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Nov 3, 20235 min read
The Producer Review Board Recommends Adjustment to QIP Assessment
The Producer Review Board (PRB) has been wrestling with the challenge of finding the correct assessment rate to fund payments to ...
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Oct 6, 20232 min read
PRB Meeting on Assesment Oct 2; Petition for Referendum to Terminate QIP Meets Signature Threshold
The Producer Review Board will hold its next meeting on October 2, 2023, 10 a.m. There will be no in-person option for this meeting and...
Milk Producers Council
Sep 22, 20231 min read
The Producer Review Board Holds a Meeting
On Monday, July 31, the Producer Review Board (PRB) held an in-person meeting at the Stanislaus County Ag Commissioner’s complex.
Geoff Vanden Heuvel
Aug 4, 20233 min read
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