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U.S. and Mexico Dairy Industries Renew Commitment to Cross-Border Cooperation

May 10, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Leading dairy representatives from the United States and Mexico met this week in Chihuahua, Mexico to renew their commitment to collaborate and advocate on mutually beneficial dairy policies. This was the sixth meeting between leading [Read More …]

NMPF Galvanized Dairy Response to HPAI As Animal Health Concern Evolves

May 8, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF helped lead the dairy community in responding to rapidly evolving circumstances around the spread of the H5N1 virus among dairy cows while advocating for farmers before the federal government and reassuring consumers about the [Read More …]

NMPF Disturbed at USDA Final WIC Rule That Decreases Dairy Access

May 8, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA released on April 9 its final rule updating the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), maintaining cuts to dairy in WIC food packages first announced in its preliminary rule. “NMPF [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on House and Senate Farm Bill Frameworks

May 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

“Dairy farmers are heartened that today, both House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-PA, and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, each released documents providing an overview of their farm bill priorities and [Read More …]

We Will Meet HPAI’s Challenge

May 3, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

For more than a month now, dairy farmers and the entire industry have been working together to manage a challenge that they didn’t create and didn’t bring upon themselves. As of Monday, farmers are now [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on House and Senate Farm Bill Frameworks

May 3, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

“Dairy farmers are heartened that today, both House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-PA, and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, each released documents providing an overview of their farm bill priorities and [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on H5N1 and Federal Order on Lactating Cows

April 25, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Since this virus was first discovered in cows, H5N1 in dairy cattle has been primarily an animal health concern. Today’s announcements and actions underscore that continued concern and focus on the well-being of animals and [Read More …]

FARM Program, NMPF Celebrate Dairy Conservation Efforts on Earth Day

April 22, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program released findings from its Conservation Practice Questionnaire highlighting the leading stewardship of dairy farmers as FARM and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) observe Earth Day. [Read More …]

ADAI on HPAI in Cattle and Biosecurity Practices

April 17, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Here are key updates and messages following a Friday afternoon industry stakeholder call with USDA: USDA Developments USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Service (APHIS) held a stakeholder Q&A session focused on the latest developments around [Read More …]

IDFA & NMPF Concerned with Consequences of Final WIC Rule Reducing Access to Dairy

April 10, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) expressed disappointment in the final rule released today to update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which [Read More …]

NMPF FMMO Modernization Comments Put Farmers First

April 8, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

NMPF, the largest U.S. dairy-farmer organization and the industry’s premier policy voice in Washington, submitted its final, formal legal “brief” on their behalf for Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization to the USDA on March [Read More …]

FMMO Modernization Must Put Farmers First

April 3, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This week the arduous process of modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Order system reached another milestone, with participating organizations submitting their final statements summing up their arguments for why USDA should adopt their proposals as [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: Key Dairy Statistics Reveal Continued Production Decline

March 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Sluggish U.S. milk production is showing up in other key dairy industry statistics, including scant milk solids production growth, flat to declining production of major dairy products and a general drawdown of product inventories. The [Read More …]

Cooperatives Working Together Critical for U.S. Dairy’s Future

March 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Let’s say it plainly: Exports are critical to the future of U.S. dairy, and dairy cooperatives that point themselves toward benefiting from exports will gain additional opportunities to thrive. That’s why one of NMPF’s most [Read More …]

American Dairy Backs US Ag Negotiators at WTO Ministerial

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) are backing efforts by U.S. negotiators to advance an agriculture work plan and oppose trade distorting proposals at the World Trade Organization [Read More …]

NMPF Takes Stand Against Emissions Reporting; FDA Moves Toward Improved Feed Ingredient Review Process

March 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) latest Regulatory Register outlines emerging and ongoing regulatory issues affecting American dairy farmers and their cooperatives in the areas of: Sustainability and the environment Food safety Nutrition Animal health [Read More …]

Raw Milk Doesn’t Define Dairy

February 27, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The activist claims are unfounded. The proposed laws endanger public health. And raw milk does not define dairy. Much like the anti-vaccination movement (with whom it shares many advocates), raw milk proponents make various claims that may [Read More …]

NMPF Urges DMC Signup as USDA Announces Enrollment

February 27, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Statement from NMPF President & CEO Gregg Doud: “Dairy farmers are pleased to finally have the certainty of knowing when the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program signup is beginning, and NMPF urges every dairy farmer to [Read More …]

Milk’s Lead Rises As Plant-Based Beverages Sink

February 21, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The final numbers are in, and they confirm what we’ve anticipated all year. In 2023, consumers emphatically turned away from plant-based beverages at an accelerating rate that caused the category to lose market share to [Read More …]

FMMO’s Next Steps Begin

February 21, 2024 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Now that the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearing has concluded, USDA is reviewing more than 12,000 pages of testimony as it formulates its plan for FMMO modernization. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is [Read More …]

FMMO Modernization Needs to Move – And So Does the Class I Mover

February 6, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The long, patience-testing — and absolutely necessary – Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing is nearly over. The longest-ever USDA federal order hearing ended last Tuesday, after roughly 12,000 pages of testimony and nearly two dozen [Read More …]

Take Action: Support Dairy Farmers with the Innovative FEED Act

February 2, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy advocates are at a crucial juncture in efforts to modernize rules surrounding animal feed additive reviews and approvals. The Innovative FEED Act (H.R. 6687, S.1842), which has support from both parties in the House [Read More …]

NMPF Statement at FMMO Hearing Conclusion

February 2, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

From Gregg Doud, President and CEO, National Milk Producers Federation: NMPF spent more than two years preparing for USDA’s Federal Order hearing, and that preparation paid off. Our proposals, unanimously supported by our Board of [Read More …]

Capitol Hill This Week; Feed Additive Legislation; Whole Milk

January 30, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Capitol Hill Focused This Week on Border, TaxesNow that lawmakers have bought themselves some time on the annual budget front, with last week’s passage of a stop-gap funding measure through February, the focus this past [Read More …]

Whole Milk Ready for Breakthrough Year

January 24, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

With consumer choice scientific research and congressional legislation all going its way, 2024 promises to be a breakthrough year for whole milk, NMPF’s Head of Nutrition Policy Claudia Larson and Regulatory Affairs Director Miquela Hanselman [Read More …]

More Protein, Better Policy: Welcome to 2024

January 9, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Happy New Year, and what a year 2024 promises to be. Within dairy and throughout agriculture, the refrain that will be often repeated is that this will be the year of protein. In fact, it [Read More …]

More Protein, Better Policy: Welcome to 2024

January 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Happy New Year, and what a year 2024 promises to be. Within dairy and throughout agriculture, the refrain that will be often repeated is that this will be the year of protein. In fact, it [Read More …]

Interpreting & Understanding a Dairy Farm’s Environmental Footprint Assessment

December 19, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate from various aspects of a dairy farm. This includes cattle digestion, manure management, energy use, and feed production. About 72% of GHG emissions from dairy production occur before leaving the farm. The largest sources [Read More …]

Annual Meeting Spotlights Dairy Farmer Unity

December 13, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney commended U.S. dairy farmers for their persistence in supporting positive change for their industry at the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando held Nov. 13-15, noting that challenges are nothing new to [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson

December 8, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

From NMPF President & CEO Jim Mulhern: “Our prayers are with our longtime friend Rep. GT Thompson and his family as they navigate his diagnosis. Rep. Thompson has always been a fighter, and we know [Read More …]

U.S. and Mexico Dairy Industries Renew Commitment to Cross-Border Cooperation

NMPF Galvanized Dairy Response to HPAI As Animal Health Concern Evolves

NMPF Disturbed at USDA Final WIC Rule That Decreases Dairy Access

NMPF Statement on House and Senate Farm Bill Frameworks

We Will Meet HPAI’s Challenge

NMPF Statement on House and Senate Farm Bill Frameworks

NMPF Statement on H5N1 and Federal Order on Lactating Cows

FARM Program, NMPF Celebrate Dairy Conservation Efforts on Earth Day

ADAI on HPAI in Cattle and Biosecurity Practices

IDFA & NMPF Concerned with Consequences of Final WIC Rule Reducing Access to Dairy

NMPF FMMO Modernization Comments Put Farmers First

FMMO Modernization Must Put Farmers First

Dairy Market Report: Key Dairy Statistics Reveal Continued Production Decline

Cooperatives Working Together Critical for U.S. Dairy’s Future

American Dairy Backs US Ag Negotiators at WTO Ministerial

NMPF Takes Stand Against Emissions Reporting; FDA Moves Toward Improved Feed Ingredient Review Process

Raw Milk Doesn’t Define Dairy

Milk’s Lead Rises As Plant-Based Beverages Sink

FMMO’s Next Steps Begin

FMMO Modernization Needs to Move – And So Does the Class I Mover

Take Action: Support Dairy Farmers with the Innovative FEED Act

NMPF Statement at FMMO Hearing Conclusion

Capitol Hill This Week; Feed Additive Legislation; Whole Milk

Whole Milk Ready for Breakthrough Year

More Protein, Better Policy: Welcome to 2024

More Protein, Better Policy: Welcome to 2024

Interpreting & Understanding a Dairy Farm’s Environmental Footprint Assessment

Annual Meeting Spotlights Dairy Farmer Unity

NMPF Statement on U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson

What’s Your Communication Level? by John Ellsworth

Born of the Bond Series Premiere Shines Spotlight on Veterinary Care Deserts

Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

Summer Is Over: Use This Fall to Evaluate Summer Heat Stress