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NMPF welcomes USDA assistance

December 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Assistance welcomed; organization also pleased Congress recently passed farm bill In response to USDA’s announcement of a second round of trade mitigation payments to U.S. farmers, NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern offered the following comments: “The [Read More …]

NMPF Welcomes USDA Assistance, Looks Forward to Farm Bill Implementation

December 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In response to USDA’s announcement of a second round of trade mitigation payments to U.S. farmers, NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern offered the following comments: “The tariff-mitigation payment for dairy farmers in this second [Read More …]

NMPF Strongly Supports EPA Efforts to Exempt Manure Air Emissions Reporting Under EPCRA

December 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) filed comments today in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Nov. 14 proposal to exempt manure air emissions reporting from the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act [Read More …]

Milk Producers Pleased Waters of the U.S. Rule Replacement is Underway

December 13, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is pleased that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have begun the process of replacing the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks Senators for Leadership in Passing Pro-Dairy Farm Bill

December 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the Senate for quickly passing a farm bill that includes needed reforms to dairy programs that will boost producer incomes in a tough economic environment. NMPF urged the [Read More …]

NMPF Commends Lawmakers for Farm Bill That Makes Significant Dairy Policy Reforms

December 11, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked members of Congress, especially the bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, for crafting a farm bill that includes much-needed reforms to help American dairy farmers. [Read More …]

NMPF Applauds USDA Support for More Milk Options in School Meals

December 7, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation commended Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for returning low-fat (1%) flavored milk as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. The final rule implementing regulatory changes needed to [Read More …]

Executive Summary of Trade Deal’s Impact on Dairy

December 4, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Trade policy experts at USDEC and NMPF synthesized the most significant provisions of USMCA for the U.S. dairy industry. President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed the new [Read More …]

Dairy Groups Applaud Final Signing of Modernized NAFTA Pact; Urges Congress to Approve Swiftly

November 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) commended the Trump Administration today for signing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which had been agreed to in principle on Sept. 30. The [Read More …]

FDA extends milk labeling comment period

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

FDA is seeking information on the proper names for plant-based beverages The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its announcement that it will extend by 60 days, until [Read More …]

NMPF Thanks FDA for Extending Milk Labeling Comment Period

November 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its announcement today that it will extend by 60 days, until Jan. 25, the public comment period during which the [Read More …]

NMPF Urges Congress to Put Farmers First in Lame-Duck Session

November 13, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), urged Congress to make passing a new farm bill a top priority in its lame-duck session that starts tomorrow, saying that dairy farmers [Read More …]

DFA cheesemakers honored at industry contest

November 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DFA takes home the 2018 Class Champion Award for Best Italian Cheese Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families across the U.S., was recently awarded a 2018 Class Champion [Read More …]

NMPF Calls Out Plant-Based Beverage Industry Misinformation, Citing New Consumer Data

October 31, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Citing data that shows consumers are being misled about the nutritional merits of cow’s milk versus plant-based imitators, NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to [Read More …]

NMPF asks USDA to bolster dairy aid package

October 29, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) needs to better reflect the dairy-farm incomes lost to tariff retaliation when it calculates its next round of trade mitigation payments, the National Milk Producers Federation said. In a letter [Read More …]

NMPF Asks USDA to Bolster Dairy Aid Package

October 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) needs to better reflect the dairy-farm incomes lost to tariff retaliation when it calculates its next round of trade mitigation payments, the National Milk Producers Federation said today. In [Read More …]

NMPF Announces Staff Changes to Help Reinforce Organization’s Reach and Impact

October 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today announced several staff changes that will strengthen and expand NMPF’s services to its members and the nation’s dairy producer community. Chris Galen, NMPF’s long-time head of communications, is [Read More …]

Educational program addressing milk quality on dairy farms

September 13, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA DAIRY EXTENSION Please join us for an educational program addressing Milk Quality on dairy farms. Experts and dairy farmers will provide insights on employee engagement, performance monitoring, mastitis control, and proper use [Read More …]

CWT Export Assistance Tops 1 Billion Pounds of Milk in 2018

September 10, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In a major milestone for the farmer-managed export assistance program, Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has helped its member dairy cooperatives export over 1 billion pounds worth of milk so far in 2018. That sum represents [Read More …]

NMPF statement on USDA trade aid package

August 29, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern discusses the USDA’s tariff mitigation plan “Yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its tariff mitigation plan falls far short of addressing the losses dairy producers are [Read More …]

NMPF Welcomes USDA’s $50 Million Milk Purchase for Needy Americans

August 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The National Milk Producers Federation welcomed the announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it will purchase $50 million worth of fluid milk for distribution to domestic food assistance programs – the first [Read More …]

Waters of the U.S. Regulation Must Be Permanently Repealed and Rewritten, NMPF Tells EPA

August 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The 2015 version of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule must be permanently rescinded, and the prior version of the regulation re-codified, to provide certainty for dairy farmers, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) [Read More …]

Defending the Good Name of Milk

August 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“An almond doesn’t lactate, I will confess.” Sometimes, the simplest, most obvious declarations here in Washington are also the most impactful. With this statement, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced at [Read More …]

NMPF Tells FDA: Review of Food Standards Should Start with Enforcement

July 26, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must enforce standards of identity for dairy products because these federal definitions are critical to safeguarding consumers from making purchases of products whose labels are false and misleading, [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Passage of Newhouse Amendment to Improve H-2A Program for Dairy Producers

July 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“We greatly appreciate Rep. Dan Newhouse’s (R-WA) work on behalf of America’s dairy producers to expand the H-2A farm worker visa program to include year-round employees on farms. “Rep. Newhouse’s amendment to the Homeland [Read More …]

NMPF Welcomes Assistance to Dairy Farmers Suffering Economic Losses from Retaliatory Tariffs

July 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The new tariff mitigation program announced Tuesday by the Trump Administration should provide badly needed economic assistance to dairy farmers facing significant financial losses, the National Milk Producers Federation said today. The U.S. Department [Read More …]

Dairy organizations encouraged by FDA commissioner’s comments on dairy labeling regulations

July 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Scott Gottlieb said FDA will soon begin enforcing regulations that define milk as an animal product. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said that FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told an audience at a July 17 [Read More …]

NMPF Encouraged by FDA Commissioner’s Desire to Enforce Dairy Labeling Regulations

July 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told an audience at a Politico Pro Summit on Tuesday in Washington that his agency will soon begin enforcing regulations that define milk as an animal [Read More …]

Labeling critical for cell-cultured products

July 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Enforcement of labeling critical to future policy on products replicating meat, dairy As the use of laboratory-based cell culture technologies to replicate naturally made foods continues to develop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [Read More …]

Enforcement of Labeling Regulations is Critical to Any Future Policy on Cell-Cultured Products Replicating Meat, Dairy

July 13, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As the use of laboratory-based cell culture technologies to replicate naturally made foods continues to develop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must first enforce its own existing regulations on the labeling of imitation [Read More …]

NMPF welcomes USDA assistance

NMPF Welcomes USDA Assistance, Looks Forward to Farm Bill Implementation

NMPF Strongly Supports EPA Efforts to Exempt Manure Air Emissions Reporting Under EPCRA

Milk Producers Pleased Waters of the U.S. Rule Replacement is Underway

NMPF Thanks Senators for Leadership in Passing Pro-Dairy Farm Bill

NMPF Commends Lawmakers for Farm Bill That Makes Significant Dairy Policy Reforms

NMPF Applauds USDA Support for More Milk Options in School Meals

Executive Summary of Trade Deal’s Impact on Dairy

Dairy Groups Applaud Final Signing of Modernized NAFTA Pact; Urges Congress to Approve Swiftly

FDA extends milk labeling comment period

NMPF Thanks FDA for Extending Milk Labeling Comment Period

NMPF Urges Congress to Put Farmers First in Lame-Duck Session

DFA cheesemakers honored at industry contest

NMPF Calls Out Plant-Based Beverage Industry Misinformation, Citing New Consumer Data

NMPF asks USDA to bolster dairy aid package

NMPF Asks USDA to Bolster Dairy Aid Package

NMPF Announces Staff Changes to Help Reinforce Organization’s Reach and Impact

Educational program addressing milk quality on dairy farms

CWT Export Assistance Tops 1 Billion Pounds of Milk in 2018

NMPF statement on USDA trade aid package

NMPF Welcomes USDA’s $50 Million Milk Purchase for Needy Americans

Waters of the U.S. Regulation Must Be Permanently Repealed and Rewritten, NMPF Tells EPA

Defending the Good Name of Milk

NMPF Tells FDA: Review of Food Standards Should Start with Enforcement

NMPF Statement on Passage of Newhouse Amendment to Improve H-2A Program for Dairy Producers

NMPF Welcomes Assistance to Dairy Farmers Suffering Economic Losses from Retaliatory Tariffs

Dairy organizations encouraged by FDA commissioner’s comments on dairy labeling regulations

NMPF Encouraged by FDA Commissioner’s Desire to Enforce Dairy Labeling Regulations

Labeling critical for cell-cultured products

Enforcement of Labeling Regulations is Critical to Any Future Policy on Cell-Cultured Products Replicating Meat, Dairy

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