Updates

CDFA has refused repeatedly to answer questions about the referendum process on the Sunset. They have refused to verify the Petition signers list, and verify the actual votes received? They refused the milk industry requests for transparency, and they also cannot come...

In 2019, United Dairy Families of California (UDFC) was created with the purpose of providing an alternative option to - what was our first choice -  the outright, immediate termination of the Quota Implementation Plan. In June 2020, after initiating a multi-phased,...

Instead of appealing to the entitled few with phrases like “preserve your equity”, the Favored 300 ought to just come out and say, “vote no, so we can continue taking your money every month for the rest of your life” because the reality is, without us, they don’t have...

By  Geoff Vanden HeuvelDirector of Regulatory and Economic [email protected]  There was some news this week on the upcoming referendum on the Quota Sunset Proposal. The United Dairy Families of California (UDFC) group, which petitioned for the referendum,...

Late yesterday, news hit that Secretary Ross signed a Decision of Order (which you can find here), adopting Judge Aspinwall's December recommendation and allowing for the much anticipated producer referendum to finally take place. According to the...

BEFORE THEDEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Public Hearing to Consider a Petition to Amend and Terminate the Quota Implementation Plan OAH No. 2020080708 RECOMMENDED DECISION Proposed Decision UDF OAH2020080708 Hearing Timothy...

In today's news... right to vote via Chapter 3.5 denied by Judge, plus court date rescheduled. Yesterday, the Administrative Law Judge who heard the Chapter 3.5 Petition issued his decision recommending that the Secretary deny STOP QIP’s Petition for a referendum to...

As you know, our latest signature gathering drive resulted in success! The CDFA will be holding the required hearing on April 7-8 in Visalia. We will keep you updated on that important event.  Meanwhile, leading up to that early April date, you may be inclined to...

Follow the link below to see the CDFA letter from the Regional Representatives in response to our proposal that was send on February 11, 2020.  See full response here:...

The termination petition turned into CDFA last week by United Dairy Families, WUD, MPC, CDI, DFA, LoLakes and CDC, which called for a 5-year Sunset was denied by Secretary Ross last Friday. One glaring detail left out of the petition is the cost of the petition. We...

Last Friday, February 14th, the state of California quickly rejected a proposal sent by the big Quota holders receiving millions of dollars per month from the QIP. Operating as "United Dairy Families of California", the small number of quota recipients...

We received great news Wednesday and it looks like we are headed for the big win that we have been waiting for, recognizing that the devil is in the details.  We can't celebrate quite yet, but we were told by our attorney Chip English who filed the lawsuit on our...

Click the link below to view the full lawsuit that the Stop QIP Tax Coalition filed against the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Lawsuit Filed: https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Taxes.pdf Stay informed, Stop QIP Dairy Tax

This firm represents A.J. Bos and STOP QIP, a California dairy farmer unincorporated association. Even as they seek eventual termination of quota in California, Mr. Bos and STOP QIP… View Full Letter Here:...

Dear friends and supporters, We would like to thank you again for your support as we work toward ending the Quota Implementation Plan (QIP)!We have received hundreds of petitions once again, but want to gather many more than is required to ensure that the state does...