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Apr. 12, 2023

A victory for the long-standing milk quota and dairy farmers statewide

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Stop QIP Tax Coalition v. California Dept. of Food & Agriculture et al.

(Left to right) Andrew F. Kirtley and Niall P. McCarthy, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP / Photo credit: Gary Wagner

California's dairy farmers -- with Niall P. McCarthy as their lead counsel -- successfully fought off a corporate campaign to end the complex milk pricing, quota and income pooling system that has been in place since the 1960s to equalize revenue for producers.

McCarthy and Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP senior associate Andrew F. Kirtley saved hundreds of dairies from insolvency and the nation's milk supply from disruption.

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