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YC’s Weber navigates the challenges of launching a dairy

November 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

James Weber is learning as he goes along – but the coronavirus pandemic, disrupted international markets, shifting technology and turbulent political debates make life as a beginning dairy farmer challenging, as Weber, explains in this [Read More …]

NMPF congratulates president-elect Biden and incoming congress

November 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and members of the upcoming 117th Congress for their election victories, pledging to work for bipartisan solutions to the many challenges faced in agriculture and in the [Read More …]

Dairy is defined by bipartisanship

November 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The more difficult, but needed, approach, is to find common ground A close reading of policy statements from dairy producers will reveal one word that keeps popping up: bipartisan. Unfashionable though that may seem in [Read More …]

Dairy is defined by bipartisanship

November 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A close reading of policy statements from dairy producers will reveal one word that keeps popping up: bipartisan. Unfashionable though that may seem in certain quarters, bipartisan solutions are the best solutions. They acknowledge that [Read More …]

Review of trade arrangement secures benefits for U.S. dairy

November 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

USTR holds Indonesia accountable for issues that had threatened the smooth flow of U.S. dairy exports The U.S. dairy industry commended the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for using its review of Indonesia’s Generalized System of [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: How NMPF pulled off a virtual cheese contest

November 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted lives and transformed everything from schooling and shopping habits to … cheese contests. It’s not something most people think about, but in a time of social distancing and curtailed travel, [Read More …]

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 NMPF Cheese Contest

November 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Prairie Farms brings home 13 awards including four 1st Place finishes A best-in-class cheeses tradition continues at Prairie Farms following a contest leading 13 awards presented to its plants at the 2020 National Milk Producers [Read More …]

Jim Mulhern Remarks at NMPF/NDB/UDIA Joint Annual Meeting

November 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Editor’s Note: This is a lightly edited transcript of remarks made Oct. 27. Good afternoon, and good morning to all of you joining us in the West. Let me add my thanks to you for [Read More …]

FDA must enforce fake-dairy rules, NMPF tells agency ombudsman in new advocacy phase

November 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With FDA giving little indication of promised action on proper labeling of imitation dairy products, the National Milk Producers Federation today asked the agency’s ombudsman to ensure that rules are properly enforced. “Allowing unlawfully labeled ‘plant-based’ [Read More …]

NMPF Chair Mooney says dairy is meeting “biggest challenges of our lifetimes”

October 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The extreme disruptions and financial upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have created real struggles for dairy producers – and the industry has responded by rising to an unprecedented occasion, said Randy Mooney, chairman of [Read More …]

Re-launched NMPF “Farmer Focus” tells dairy’s story from those who know it best

October 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

On the eve of its first-ever virtual annual meeting, the National Milk Producers Federation today re-launched its “Farmer Focus” series spotlighting the hard-working dairy farmers who nourish the world, telling their stories in their own words and highlighting the [Read More …]

Looking to 2021, all dairy farmers should sign up for DMC

October 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DMC is designed to promote stable revenues and protect against financial catastrophe a farmer’s milk With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis teaching hard lessons on risk management throughout agriculture, and with dairy margins expected to be [Read More …]

Registration open for NMPF Annual Meeting

October 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

OCT. 27-28, 2020 Registration is open for the joint annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) that will be held [Read More …]

Looking to 2021, all dairy farmers should sign up for DMC, NMPF says

October 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis teaching hard lessons on risk management throughout agriculture, and with dairy margins expected to be volatile over the next year, the National Milk Producers Federation is urging farmers to sign [Read More …]

Register now for the 2020 Joint Annual Meeting

October 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

NMPF’s 2020 annual meeting will be a virtual one, as is the case with so many other events this year. But the good news is that our top-notch programming remains the same– and this year, participation [Read More …]

NMPF supports USDA efforts to modernize animal ID and disease traceability requirements

October 6, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation submitted comments supporting the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposal on the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Tags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison. [Read More …]

A Crisis Should Bring Opportunity – Not Opportunism

October 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

There’s an adage applied often in politics that “in the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity.” And while no one would ever wish for what’s happened in dairy markets over the past several months, [Read More …]

Rep. ‘GT’ Thompson praises safety net

September 30, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Dairy Margin Coverage program has worked well for the farmers who signed up for it, while other federal programs ranging from emergency loans to disaster payments have helped keep dairy farms afloat during the [Read More …]

NMPF statement on latest federal disaster assistance efforts

September 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation thanked President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for providing additional support to dairy through its latest round of disaster assistance to agricultural producers, as well as Congress for providing [Read More …]

With Congress at an impasse, look to USDA for disaster assistance, NMPF’s Bleiberg says

September 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Election-year politics is complicating efforts to push additional agriculture aid through Congress, but already-authorized spending may allow USDA to aid dairy farmers facing unstable roller-coaster prices and shifting supply chains, said Paul Bleiberg, NMPF’s vice [Read More …]

COVID-19 Prevention and Management on Dairy Farms as Important as Ever

September 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

It’s been more than six months now that COVID-19 has upended supply chains and strained markets, yet dairy farmers and their workers have continued to milk, feed, clean and provide high-quality care for their animals. [Read More …]

Dairy farmworkers deserve praise this Labor Day NMPF

September 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Many of the workers who most deserve celebration this unique Labor Day aren’t taking the day off. That’s because they’re in hospitals, working on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. They’re taking extra [Read More …]

Dairy exports take center stage at virtual AgTalks Town Hall

September 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. dairy exports and the crucial role they play took center stage Tuesday at noon Eastern Time/11 a.m. Central Time at a virtual town hall featuring NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern and moderated by [Read More …]

Dairy Working to Advance Despite the Wait

September 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP Comments Off

The long wait for normalcy that’s only growing longer as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches its half-year mark of disruption is excruciating for many farmers and their families. They’re waiting to see when schools reopen nationwide. [Read More …]

Food-chain return to “normal” is slow, but it will happen, NMPF’s Detlefsen says

September 1, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The coronavirus crisis is far from over, but the food supply chain has adapted effectively, said Clay Detlefsen, chief counsel for the National Milk Producers Federation and the private-sector chair of the Food and Agricultural [Read More …]

Senators Seek Robust Enforcement of USMCA Dairy Agreements

August 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A bipartisan group of 25 Senators today sent a letter identifying challenges with implementing several dairy-related provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Underscoring USMCA’s importance to the dairy industry, the letter asks the U.S. [Read More …]

Cooperatives help dairy farmers do what they do best: Produce milk that nourishes the world

August 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farming isn’t short of challenges these days. From record price volatility to tragic weather events to the ongoing crisis of coronavirus that’s shaping every aspect of lives and economies, milk producers face so many unprecedented situations that the word [Read More …]

Milk prices remain a roller coaster amid COVID-19, NMPF’s Vitaliano says

August 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy prices that plunged, then skyrocketed, have settled – for a moment. But volatility should be expected as long as COVID-19 makes its way through the economy, said Peter Vitaliano, chief economist for the National [Read More …]

Enforcement of USMCA dairy provisions key, bipartisan letter urges action

August 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers today sent a letter urging the U.S. government to proactively enforce the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) dairy-related provisions. This letter is being applauded by the U.S. dairy industry, as the [Read More …]

NMPF’s Hanselman tells USDA, HHS: For guidelines, look closely at newer science on fats

August 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee’s scientific report reaffirms dairy’s important role in a healthy diet, but government officials need to take into account evolving science that shows the benefits of dairy fats when it [Read More …]

YC’s Weber navigates the challenges of launching a dairy

NMPF congratulates president-elect Biden and incoming congress

Dairy is defined by bipartisanship

Dairy is defined by bipartisanship

Review of trade arrangement secures benefits for U.S. dairy

Dairy Defined: How NMPF pulled off a virtual cheese contest

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 NMPF Cheese Contest

Jim Mulhern Remarks at NMPF/NDB/UDIA Joint Annual Meeting

FDA must enforce fake-dairy rules, NMPF tells agency ombudsman in new advocacy phase

NMPF Chair Mooney says dairy is meeting “biggest challenges of our lifetimes”

Re-launched NMPF “Farmer Focus” tells dairy’s story from those who know it best

Looking to 2021, all dairy farmers should sign up for DMC

Registration open for NMPF Annual Meeting

Looking to 2021, all dairy farmers should sign up for DMC, NMPF says

Register now for the 2020 Joint Annual Meeting

NMPF supports USDA efforts to modernize animal ID and disease traceability requirements

A Crisis Should Bring Opportunity – Not Opportunism

Rep. ‘GT’ Thompson praises safety net

NMPF statement on latest federal disaster assistance efforts

With Congress at an impasse, look to USDA for disaster assistance, NMPF’s Bleiberg says

COVID-19 Prevention and Management on Dairy Farms as Important as Ever

Dairy farmworkers deserve praise this Labor Day NMPF

Dairy exports take center stage at virtual AgTalks Town Hall

Dairy Working to Advance Despite the Wait

Food-chain return to “normal” is slow, but it will happen, NMPF’s Detlefsen says

Senators Seek Robust Enforcement of USMCA Dairy Agreements

Cooperatives help dairy farmers do what they do best: Produce milk that nourishes the world

Milk prices remain a roller coaster amid COVID-19, NMPF’s Vitaliano says

Enforcement of USMCA dairy provisions key, bipartisan letter urges action

NMPF’s Hanselman tells USDA, HHS: For guidelines, look closely at newer science on fats

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