SACRAMENTO — Dairy farmers Monday urged the state yet again to boost minimum prices they get from processors.
Western United Dairymen, based in Modesto, and allied groups asked the California Department of Food and Agriculture to increase the price for milk that is made into cheese.
They said dairy farmers continue to go out of business because of a mismatch between milk prices and production costs, especially that of feed corn.
"We're not done with dairy farms closing," said Michael Marsh, chief executive officer at Western United, after the hearing before Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross.
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