June 14 was the deadline for additional interested parties to submit proposals for consideration by USDA as it decides whether to call a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearing. Twelve organizations submitted a total of 38 proposals by the deadline. The proposals deal with almost all aspects of the FMMO regulations, and each proponent was able to explain from a technical standpoint what they have in mind at a Zoom meeting on June 16. USDA said that if there is a hearing it will start on August 23 and be held in a suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. If it decides to hold a hearing, the actual hearing notice and the scope of the hearing will be announced sometime over the next few weeks.