Educating dairy producers about federal orders and the differences with the California system is the focus of a September 20 meeting in Tulare sponsored by Western United Dairymen. The WUD board of directors voted at their July 20 meeting to sponsor an industry meeting with a Federal Milk Marketing Administrator to educate producers on federal orders. The meeting at the International Agri-Center, 4500 S Laspina, will feature Bill Wise, Market Administrator of the Arizona and Pacific Northwest orders, who will provide an overview of federal orders and highlight the differences with the California system. A significant portion of the meeting will be allocated for questions. The 10 a.m. meeting will be held in the Banquet Hall inside the Heritage Complex Building. The decision to set such a meeting stems from the producer community’s discontent with CDFA’s latest minimal changes to the pricing formulas. “After the last hearing decision, a lot of producers have shown interest in learning more about federal orders and we wanted to give them an opportunity to gain knowledge about its potential impact on California while looking at the pros and cons,” said WUD’s President Tom Barcellos.. Aug. 17, 2012 WUD Friday Update