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CCFN Applauds U.S. Ag Secretary’s Commitment to Protect Common Names

February 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dairy Industry Applauds U.S. Ag Secretary Perdue’s Commitment to Protect Common Names; Perdue Points at GIs as Trade Barriers The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk [Read More …]

With FDA Stalled, Congress Needs To Pass Dairy Pride For Consumers, NMPF’s Balmer Says

January 31, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Congress needs to pass the DAIRY PRIDE Act soon to ensure FDA does its job to ensure consumers have accurate information for informed decisions about what to feed themselves and their families, National Milk Producers [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds Final WOTUS Rule Release

January 29, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

NMPF is pleased that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army Corp of Engineers have released a new final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Today’s action puts an end [Read More …]

Which Farm Voters Hold The Key To 2020? The Ones Milking Cows

January 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

In less than a year, someone will take the presidential oath of office, charged with leading America for the following four years. To get there, whomever wins the 2020 election – a competition that starts [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: In search of “Big Dairy”

January 23, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. dairy farms have fewer than 100 cows “Big Dairy.” One of the strangest terms attached to the industry. As seen in fear-mongering headlines, Big Dairy is used to de-personalize individual dairy farmers and imply [Read More …]

Phase One U.S. trade deal with China positive step but U.S. dairy industry still needs tariffs lifted

January 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

China’s retaliatory tariffs have contributed to a 47% drop in U.S. dairy exports to China over a 12-month period. A Phase One trade agreement between the U.S. and China signed Wednesday makes progress [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: NMPF’s Bleiberg Discusses Dairy’s Legislative Year Ahead

January 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Election years always pose challenges for getting things done on Capitol Hill, but dairy is well-positioned to make gains in 2020, according to Paul Bleiberg, the National Milk Producer Federation’s vice president of government relations. [Read More …]

November Margins and 2020 DMC Sign-up

January 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The margin for November under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program was $12.21 per cwt., $1.33 per cwt. higher than the October DMC margin. This was the highest margin since December 2014, even allowing for [Read More …]

New FDA Commissioner and New Funding Law Position FDA to get Job Done on Fake Dairy

January 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Heading into 2020, two major actions provide cause for optimism that momentum is building for the Food and Drug Administration to finally enforce dairy-product standards of identity. First, the Senate confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to [Read More …]

USMCA Almost there as NMPF Urges Senate to Approve Accord, Secure Dairy Certainty

January 9, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

After months of negotiations between Congress and the White House, the House overwhelmingly passed an improved U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement on Dec. 19. The next step is for the Senate to swiftly ratify the deal, which [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: In Search of “Big Dairy”

January 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“Big Dairy.” One of the strangest terms attached to the industry. As seen in fear-mongering headlines, Big Dairy is used to de-personalize individual dairy farmers and imply some large, faceless force foisting an agenda on unsuspecting [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Thankful for dairy’s global success

January 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Milk and dairy products account for about 14 percent of all global agricultural trade Despite the seasonal pressures to buy, buy, and buy, the holidays are best as a season for giving. Yes, that means [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: NMPF’s Vitaliano Discusses Dairy’s Recovery

January 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

U.S. milk prices ended 2019 at their highest in five years. And while 2020 may see those gains cool off a bit, they should stay high enough for many producers to start recovering [Read More …]

December 2019 Dairy Market Report is now available!

January 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The December 2019 Dairy Market Report issue is now available online. Recently reported wholesale and farm-level milk and dairy-product prices continue to be their highest since at least the beginning of 2015. Stockpiles [Read More …]

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December Dairy Market Report from NMPF and DMI

December 31, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Recently reported wholesale and farm-level milk and dairy-product prices continue to be their highest since at least the beginning of 2015. Stockpiles have been down and use up. The most recently reported stocks of the [Read More …]

CWT assisted 2019 dairy exports nearly 1 billion pounds milk equivalent

December 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 535 offers of export assistance that raised the milk equivalent of assisted sales in 2019 to nearly one billion pounds. In the last week of CWT activity for [Read More …]

DAIRY DEFINED: Be Thankful for Dairy’s Global Success this Christmas

December 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Despite the seasonal pressures to buy, buy, and buy, the holidays are best as a season for giving. Yes, that means solicitations – deserving charities fill mailboxes, and earnest pleas to remember the less fortunate [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Be Thankful for Dairy’s Success This Christmas

December 25, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Despite the seasonal pressures to buy, buy, and buy, the holidays are best as a season for giving. Yes, that means solicitations – deserving charities fill mailboxes, and earnest pleas to remember the less fortunate [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks Congress for Prodding FDA to get the Job Done on Fake Dairy

December 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Milk Producers Federation commended Congress for including language in the report accompanying the final 2020 government funding measure to urge the Food and Drug Administration to finally enforce dairy-product standards of identity. [Read More …]

U.S. Dairy Industry Praises House Passage of USMCA, Urges Senate Action

December 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) praised the House of Representatives for today approving legislation implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “USMCA will bring tangible benefits to the U.S. [Read More …]

REAL® Seal Program Unveils New Website to Help Consumers Choose Authentic Dairy Foods

December 20, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

To help consumers find real dairy foods in an increasingly confusing retail marketplace, the National Milk Producers Federation today unveiled a completely redesigned website for the REAL® Seal, www.realseal.com, complete with a buyer’s guide that [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: Mitloehner Explains How Dairy Can Fight Climate Change

December 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

To understand how dairy can be a part of climate solutions, it’s important to be clear about the role it plays in greenhouse gas emissions in the first place, said Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor [Read More …]

Dairy Workforce Development evaluation tool released

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Program seeks comment on new tool The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, the dairy industry’s on-farm quality assurance program, released a proposed Workforce Development evaluation tool [Read More …]

NMPF Statment Dr. Stephen Hahn’s Confirmation as FDA Commisioner

December 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“We congratulate Dr. Stephen Hahn on his bipartisan confirmation as FDA commissioner. Dr. Hahn will provide strong leadership and direction to an agency that, understandably, has been reticent to resolve important issues in [Read More …]

House Passes Milestone Bipartisan Agriculture Labor Bill; Bipartisan Support Builds Hope for Senate Plan

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Milk Producers Federation today commended the House of Representatives for its bipartisan passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038). The bill, the first House-passed agricultural labor reform since a comprehensive immigration [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers Remain Resilient in 2019

December 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“Resilience” could be the word of the year for America’s dairy farm families in 2019. While on-farm prices have rebounded, farmers tell us that business is still challenging, but the overwhelming message has been that [Read More …]

Likely Incoming FDA Chief Gives Hope that Fake-Milk Resolution may be Near

December 12, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

No one – certainly not the National Milk Producers Federation – has ever said that victory in the long battle for labeling transparency of plant-based products that steal dairy terms will be simple to achieve. [Read More …]

2020 DMC Signup Looms as Dairy Margins Stay Above AID Trigger

December 12, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

With the deadline for 2020 farmer Dairy Margin Coverage program signup looming on Friday, Dec. 13, forecast margins remain high for 2020. The National Milk Producers Federation is urging producers to visit their local Farm [Read More …]

National Dairy FARM Workforce Development Evaluation Tool Available for Comment

December 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, the dairy industry’s on-farm quality assurance program, today released a proposed Workforce Development evaluation tool for input from industry stakeholders. FARM Workforce Development (WFD) is the [Read More …]

U.S. dairy applauds Japan’s passage of trade deal

December 9, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Trade deal will bring the U.S. dairy industry benefits, once implemented The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) applaud Japan’s recent passage of Phase One of the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement [Read More …]

CCFN Applauds U.S. Ag Secretary’s Commitment to Protect Common Names

With FDA Stalled, Congress Needs To Pass Dairy Pride For Consumers, NMPF’s Balmer Says

NMPF Applauds Final WOTUS Rule Release

Which Farm Voters Hold The Key To 2020? The Ones Milking Cows

Dairy Defined: In search of “Big Dairy”

Phase One U.S. trade deal with China positive step but U.S. dairy industry still needs tariffs lifted

Dairy Defined Podcast: NMPF’s Bleiberg Discusses Dairy’s Legislative Year Ahead

November Margins and 2020 DMC Sign-up

New FDA Commissioner and New Funding Law Position FDA to get Job Done on Fake Dairy

USMCA Almost there as NMPF Urges Senate to Approve Accord, Secure Dairy Certainty

Dairy Defined: In Search of “Big Dairy”

Dairy Defined: Thankful for dairy’s global success

Dairy Defined Podcast: NMPF’s Vitaliano Discusses Dairy’s Recovery

December 2019 Dairy Market Report is now available!

December Dairy Market Report from NMPF and DMI

CWT assisted 2019 dairy exports nearly 1 billion pounds milk equivalent

DAIRY DEFINED: Be Thankful for Dairy’s Global Success this Christmas

Dairy Defined: Be Thankful for Dairy’s Success This Christmas

NMPF Thanks Congress for Prodding FDA to get the Job Done on Fake Dairy

U.S. Dairy Industry Praises House Passage of USMCA, Urges Senate Action

REAL® Seal Program Unveils New Website to Help Consumers Choose Authentic Dairy Foods

Dairy Defined Podcast: Mitloehner Explains How Dairy Can Fight Climate Change

Dairy Workforce Development evaluation tool released

NMPF Statment Dr. Stephen Hahn’s Confirmation as FDA Commisioner

House Passes Milestone Bipartisan Agriculture Labor Bill; Bipartisan Support Builds Hope for Senate Plan

Dairy Farmers Remain Resilient in 2019

Likely Incoming FDA Chief Gives Hope that Fake-Milk Resolution may be Near

2020 DMC Signup Looms as Dairy Margins Stay Above AID Trigger

National Dairy FARM Workforce Development Evaluation Tool Available for Comment

U.S. dairy applauds Japan’s passage of trade deal

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