VISALIA, Calif., SACRAMENTO, Calif. and ARDEN HILLS, Minn., Underscoring continued support of their farmer-owners, the three largest dairy cooperatives in California submitted a joint proposal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), petitioning for milk producers in the state to begin operating under a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO). California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) and Land O'Lakes, Inc. submitted the proposal this week.
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