Welcome & Purpose of Meeting – Ray Souza – President, Western United Dairymen

Structure of Meeting – John J. Vlahos, Moderator Click here to listen to audio

10:10a Federal Milk Marketing Orders Click here to listen to audio

James R. Daugherty, Market Administrator, Pacific Northwest & Arizona Federal Milk Orders

Bill Wise, Assistant Market Administrator, Pacific Northwest & Arizona Federal Milk Orders

John Mykrantz, Economist, Pacific Northwest & Arizona Federal Milk Orders

11:10a Current Discussions on Possible Changes to FMMO system Click here to listen to audio

Dr. Roger Cryan, Vice President, Milk Marketing & Economics, NMPF (via conference)

11:25a Comments & Questions Click here to listen to audio

11:40a California Milk Pooling & Pricing System – A Comparison to Federal Orders Click here to listen to audio

Hyrum Eastman, Senior Agricultural Economist, CDFA Dairy Marketing Branch

Annie Pelletier, Agricultural Economist, CDFA Dairy Marketing Branch

Donald Shippelhoute, Senior Agricultural Economist, CDFA Milk Pooling Branch

12:00p Interstate Commerce ‐ John J. Vlahos, Hanson‐Bridgett, LLC Click here to listen to audio

12:10p Lunch Break

1:30p What is it like to operate within a federal order? The pros & cons Click here to listen to audio

Manufacturer perspective: Sue Taylor, Leprino Foods

Mike Brown, Glanbia Foods

Bottler perspective: Evan Kinser, Dean Foods

Dan McBride or Jim Wegner, Northwest Dairy Association

Cooperative perspective: Dan McBride or Jim Wegner, Northwest Dairy Association

Producer perspective: Mark Gibbons, Utah Dairymen’s Association

Jay Gordon, Washington State Dairy Federation

2:40p Interstate Compacts ‐ Bob Gray, Executive Director, Northeast Farmers Cooperatives (via conference)  

3:00p Task Force Discussion Click here to listen to audio

3:30p Economist Comments & Questions Click here to listen to audio

4:00p Wrap‐up, Summary & Next Steps – John J. Vlahos, Moderator

4:10p Adjourn