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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 …]

Dairy Market Report: Milk Prices Rising on Strong Consumer Demand

November 29, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Milk prices and the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program margin both kept rising in September, with continued gains expected. Constrained milk production and relatively robust overall domestic consumption have set the conditions for this recovery, [Read More …]

Prairie Farms is Most Awarded Company at NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest

November 29, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

20 Total Ribbons Awarded Including 2 Top Awards and Sweeps in 4 Categories The annual National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest recently wrapped up, and it was a successful year for Prairie Farms [Read More …]

Farm Bill Extension Clears Congress

November 24, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

As part of the legislative package to keep the government funded into early next year, the House and Senate this week passed a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill. The overall stopgap continuing resolution also extends [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Farm Bill Extension in Funding Law

November 22, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

We commend House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairs Glenn Thompson and Debbie Stabenow, as well as Ranking Members David Scott and John Boozman, for their bipartisan work to finalize this farm bill extension as part [Read More …]

NMPF’s Chairman Mooney Spotlights Dairy Leadership

November 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The dairy sector has benefited from strong leadership, as farmers work together to meet today’s challenges, National Milk Producers Federation Chairman Randy Mooney said in a Dairy Defined podcast. A new farm bill, a national [Read More …]

NMPF’s Mooney highlights dairy’s persistent strength at annual meeting

November 20, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

National Milk Producers Federation (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, noting that challenges are nothing new [Read More …]

Dairy’s Long-Term Outlook Bright, Doud, NMPF Staff Say

November 17, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The future of U.S. dairy farming is bright as global growth and American capacity for innovation and production combine to create a powerhouse, the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) incoming president and CEO and the [Read More …]

NMPF’s Mooney Highlights Dairy’s Persistent Strength at Annual Meeting

November 16, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

National Milk Producers Federation (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, noting that challenges are nothing new [Read More …]

As Jim Mulhern retires, colleagues laud his leadership

November 15, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

After more than four decades in dairy and ag policy, Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), is set to retire at the end of the year. Throughout his career, [Read More …]

Farm Bill Consideration Recedes Into 2024

November 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

After a modest degree of speculation that the House of Representatives, under newly-installed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), might move a farm bill yet this year, reality has set in and plans to advance the measure [Read More …]

NMPF submits dietary guidance comments, FARM launches enhanced biosecurity initiative

November 10, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The latest Regulatory Register outlines emerging and ongoing regulatory issues affecting America’s dairy farmers and their cooperatives in the areas of nutrition, animal health, food safety, sustainability and the environment, labeling and standards and international [Read More …]

NMPF Submits Dietary Guidance Comments, FARM Launches Enhanced Biosecurity Initiative, USDA Releases Carbon Markets Report

November 9, 2023 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: Nutrition Animal health Food safety Sustainability and the environment [Read More …]

NMPF Powers World Dairy Summit Success; USDA Secretary Vilsack honors Mulhern

November 9, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF turned out in full force as a dairy industry leader at the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF) World Dairy Summit in Chicago, with numerous speakers and a special recognition for President and CEO Jim Mulhern [Read More …]

In The “Eye of The Storm,” Dairy Farmers Stand Strong

November 7, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Next week, dairy farmers from across the nation are gathering in Orlando, FL, for NMPF’s annual meeting, with no shortage of important items to discuss. America is currently without a farm bill — a circumstance [Read More …]

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Co-op Takes Top Communications Honors in NMPF Contest

November 6, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association took top honors in the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) annual cooperative communications contest, and a farmer-owner of the cooperative also received NMPF’s Farmer Communicator of the Year [Read More …]

NMPF Regulatory Work “Registers” with Influential Audience

October 31, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

It may be one of NMPF’s most-hidden secrets to its members – an influential quarterly publication that puts dairy’s side of the story before the government and regulatory experts who directly influence dairy policy. But [Read More …]

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

Dairy Market Report: Milk Prices Rising on Strong Consumer Demand

Prairie Farms is Most Awarded Company at NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest

Farm Bill Extension Clears Congress

NMPF Statement on Farm Bill Extension in Funding Law

NMPF’s Chairman Mooney Spotlights Dairy Leadership

NMPF’s Mooney highlights dairy’s persistent strength at annual meeting

Dairy’s Long-Term Outlook Bright, Doud, NMPF Staff Say

NMPF’s Mooney Highlights Dairy’s Persistent Strength at Annual Meeting

As Jim Mulhern retires, colleagues laud his leadership

Farm Bill Consideration Recedes Into 2024

NMPF submits dietary guidance comments, FARM launches enhanced biosecurity initiative

NMPF Submits Dietary Guidance Comments, FARM Launches Enhanced Biosecurity Initiative, USDA Releases Carbon Markets Report

NMPF Powers World Dairy Summit Success; USDA Secretary Vilsack honors Mulhern

In The “Eye of The Storm,” Dairy Farmers Stand Strong

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Co-op Takes Top Communications Honors in NMPF Contest

NMPF Regulatory Work “Registers” with Influential Audience

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage