Yesterday, Cooperatives Working Together held a call-in news conference with remarks from Jerry Kozak, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Milk Producers Federation and Dr. Scott Brown, Livestock and Dairy Program Director, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri.

Dr. Brown was asked to evaluate the CWT program and in this conference he presented his findings. He talks about higher milk prices due to the CWT program. He says that much of the results he talks about in his analysis are due to the herd reduction program and the effects on production. Additonally, the focus on improving exports has had an impact. You can listen to the first part of the news conference here: CWT News Conference (8 min MP3)