Monitor Milk Marketing Orders: Stay Compliant & Informed

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Milk Marketing Orders (MMOs) play an essential role in the dairy industry. Established under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, these regulations are designed to stabilize milk prices, ensuring a fair marketplace for producers and consumers alike. By setting minimum prices that processors must pay to producers, MMOs help maintain a balanced, efficient distribution chain from farm to table.

For stakeholders in the dairy industry, especially dairy producers, agricultural cooperatives, and supply chain managers, keeping up-to-date with MMOs is vital. Not only do these orders affect pricing structures and market conditions, but they also influence operational decisions. Missing an update could mean non-compliance, leading to regulatory penalties or missed opportunities in funding and market rearrangements.

Why Monitoring Matters

Avoid Regulatory Penalties: Compliance officers and legal advisors need to be aware of rule changes or proposed modifications to current MMOs to ensure their organizations adhere to federal regulations.
Seize Funding Opportunities: Financial advisors and executive managers can benefit from early awareness of any funding opportunities or subsidies, taking advantage of these to support business growth and maintain competitive standing.
Simplify Monitoring Efforts: Automation allows human resources and operational teams to reduce the complexity associated with manual monitoring of the Federal Register, freeing up valuable time and resources.
Respond to Open Comment Periods: MMOs often go through public commenting phases before application. These are critical periods where industry voices can influence policy, making it crucial for agribusinesses to stay informed and participate timely.

Keeping Up with Recent Trends

With the ever-evolving trends in trade, agriculture technologies, and climate impacts, monitoring MMOs helps businesses anticipate and react aptly to market shifts. Recent changes include efforts by the USDA to modernize and improve the efficiency of marketing orders, shaping how dairy products are handled, distributed, and priced across the country.

Interest groups such as dairy farmers, agricultural nonprofits, and food distribution networks pay close attention to these trends. Staying informed allows these groups to advocate effectively for interests and adapt strategies in a competitive field.

The Role of AI in Monitoring

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Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Uniform Pricing Formula Provisions This final rule amends the pricing provisions in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs). Separate producer referenda held in each of the 11 FMMOs obtained the necessary two-thirds vote in favor of adoption of the amendments as proposed. Accordi...	Rule	Jan 17, 2025
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Final Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders This proposed rule is the Secretary's final decision in this proceeding and recommends amendments to the pricing provisions in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs). AMS will determine if producers approve of the proposed amended orders, as re...	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2024
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders This decision proposes to amend the pricing provisions in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs).	Proposed Rule	Jul 15, 2024
Agriculture Department > AMS Reauthorization of Dairy Forward Pricing Program This final rule reauthorizes the Dairy Forward Pricing Program (DFPP) in accordance with the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Extension Act), and makes two administrative changes to the provisions to include the Calif...	Rule	Feb 21, 2024
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Appalachian, Florida, and Southeast Marketing Areas; Amendments to Marketing Agreements and to Orders This final rule amends the transportation credit balancing fund provisions for the Appalachian and Southeast Federal milk marketing orders and establishes distributing plant delivery credits in the Appalachian, Florida, and Southeast Federal milk mar...	Rule	Feb 01, 2024
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders This notice announces the reconvening of the national public hearing which began on August 23, 2023, in Carmel, Indiana, to consider and take evidence on proposals to amend the pricing formulas in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs).	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2023
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Appalachian, Florida, and Southeast Marketing Areas; Final Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and to Orders This proposed rule is the Secretary's final decision in this proceeding and recommends amendments to the transportation credit balancing fund provisions for the Appalachian and Southeast Federal milk marketing orders, and establishment of distributin...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2023
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders This notice announces the reconvening of the national public hearing, which began on August 23, 2023, in Carmel, Indiana, to consider and take evidence on proposals to amend the pricing formulas in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs).	Proposed Rule	Nov 06, 2023
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders A national public hearing is being held to consider and take evidence on proposals to amend the pricing formulas in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs).	Proposed Rule	Jul 24, 2023
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Appalachian, Florida, and Southeast Marketing Areas; Recommended Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and to Orders This decision proposes to amend the transportation credit balancing fund provisions for the Appalachian and Southeast Federal milk marketing orders, and establish distributing plant delivery credits in the Appalachian, Florida, and Southeast Federal...	Proposed Rule	Jul 18, 2023
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Appalachian, Southeast, and Florida Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders A public hearing is being held to consider and take evidence on proposals to amend the inter-market transportation credits in the Appalachian and Southeast Federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs) and adopt distributing plant delivery credits (intra-mar...	Proposed Rule	Jan 30, 2023
Agriculture Department > AMS Federal Milk Marketing Orders-Amending the Class I Skim Milk Price Formula This final rule amends the Class I skim milk price formula for milk pooled under Federal milk marketing orders (FMMO) as required by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). Under the amended price formula, the Class I skim milk pric...	Rule	Mar 11, 2019
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in California; Federal Milk Marketing Order Promulgation This final rule establishes a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) regulating the handling of milk in California. This final rule issues a marketing order incorporating the entire state of California and adopts the same dairy product classification an...	Rule	Jun 08, 2018
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Florida Marketing Area; Order Amending the Order This final rule amends the Florida Federal milk marketing order (FMMO) to adopt a temporary assessment on Class I milk. Assessment revenue will be disbursed to handlers and producers who incurred extraordinary marketing losses and expenses due to Hur...	Rule	May 11, 2018
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in California; Proposal To Establish a Federal Milk Marketing Order The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes the issuance of a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) regulating the handling of milk in California. This proposed rule proposes adoption of a California FMMO incorporating the entire state of Califor...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 2018
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Florida Marketing Area; Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreement and Order This document proposes to adopt, on an emergency basis, amendments to the Florida Federal milk marketing order (FMMO) that would implement a temporary assessment on Class I milk. Revenues collected through the assessment would be disbursed to handler...	Proposed Rule	Mar 30, 2018
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Florida Marketing Area; Supplemental Notification of Hearing A public hearing is being held, on an emergency basis, to consider a proposal submitted by Southeast Milk, Inc., Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Premier Milk, Inc., Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc., and Lone Star Mil...	Proposed Rule	Dec 11, 2017
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Florida Marketing Area; Notification of Hearing A public hearing is being held, on an emergency basis, to consider a proposal submitted by Southeast Milk, Inc., Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Premier Milk, Inc., Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc., and Lone Star Mil...	Proposed Rule	Dec 11, 2017
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in California; Recommended Decision and Opportunity To File Written Exceptions on Proposal To Establish a Federal Milk Marketing Order This Recommended Decision proposes the issuance of a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) regulating the handling of milk in California. The proposed FMMO incorporates the entire state of California and would adopt the same dairy product classificatio...	Proposed Rule	Feb 14, 2017
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in California; Notice of Hearing on a Proposal To Establish a Federal Milk Marketing Order A public hearing is being held to consider and take evidence on a proposal that would establish a Federal milk marketing order to regulate the handling of milk in California. The proposed marketing area would incorporate the entire state of Californi...	Proposed Rule	Aug 06, 2015

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