Jim Costa actually said...

"I think more needs to be followed up in that area."

"The problem is simply stated: We have too many farms with too many cows producing too much milk for the markets that we have at this time."

"Due to a lot of factors, change cannot come soon enough to save those who progressed too far along the path of overproduction, and for many the result will be the end of their farming experience."

"Milk prices have been so low for so long that we must act quickly, or in a few short months there will be a massive exit of dairy farmers like you can't possibly imagine."