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NMPF Supports Senate Ag Committee Farm Policy Investments

June 18, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation today commended the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee for including important resources in their budget reconciliation proposal that would boost rural economies and support unmet needs. “Dairy farmers are [Read More …]

Farmers advocate for dairy, approve trade initiative at board meeting

June 17, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy farmers from across the nation approved a new initiative to boost dairy exports and welcomed a new cooperative member as well as new farmer-leaders at the National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors meeting, [Read More …]

NMPF Farmers Advocate for Dairy, Approve Trade Initiative at Board Meeting

June 13, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy farmers from across the nation approved a new initiative to boost dairy exports and welcomed a new cooperative member as well as new farmer-leaders at the National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors meeting, [Read More …]

NMPF Names 2025 National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Winners

June 13, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Four graduate students researching in areas that benefit dairy cooperatives and farmers are receiving scholarships as part of the 2025 NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program, with one being honored through a scholarship created this [Read More …]

FMMO Changes in Effect As Of June 1

June 5, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

June 1, World Milk Day and the start of National Dairy Month, also marked the end of a multi-year process NMPF initiated and led, with the official implementation of the Final Rule to update Federal [Read More …]

Whole Milk Poised for Senate Committee Vote

June 4, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is poised for more progress later today, with the Senate Agriculture Committee drafting its own version of the legislation, following the House of Representatives in moving forward critical [Read More …]

Whole Milk Bill; Courts Strike Down Tariffs

June 4, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Senate Committee to Vote on Whole Milk Bill Next Tuesday The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a markup next Tuesday of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, legislation backed by NMPF that would allow public [Read More …]

U.S. and Mexico Dairy Summit Yields Renewed Commitment To Growth And Collaboration

May 30, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. and Mexican dairy sectors renewed a partnership and unveiled a work plan today to enhance industry collaboration at their seventh annual summit convened this week in Madison, Wisconsin. The industry representatives reaffirming their [Read More …]

NMPF and USDEC Efforts Achieve Streamlined Process for U.S. Dairy Exports to Costa Rica

May 30, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

In a key win for U.S. dairy exporters’ ability to help meet Costa Rican dairy demand, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Costa Rica’s National Animal Health Service (SENASA) have agreed to put in [Read More …]

Yogurt, butter and American-type cheese provided bright spots in domestic commercial use during Q1

May 29, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Total U.S. dairy exports have steadily increased over the past three months. First quarter U.S. milk production rose 0.8% from a year earlier, due mostly to increased cow numbers; milk solids production grew by 2.1% [Read More …]

NMPF and USDEC Efforts Achieve Streamlined Process for U.S. Dairy Exports to Costa Rica

May 28, 2025 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In a key win for U.S. dairy exporters’ ability to help meet Costa Rican dairy demand, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Costa Rica’s National Animal Health Service (SENASA) have agreed to put in [Read More …]

Whole Milk Legislation has 60% Chance This Year, Sen. Welch Says

May 23, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act has a 60% chance of becoming law this year, with congressional momentum building along with consensus that whole milk in schools is the best option for schoolkids, Sen. [Read More …]

Whole Milk Legislation Has 60% Chance This Year

May 22, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act has a 60% chance of becoming law this year, with congressional momentum building along with consensus that whole milk in schools is the best option for schoolkids, Sen. [Read More …]

House Ag Committee Approves Budget Measure; House Ways and Means Approves Section 199A Extension

May 21, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

House Ag Committee Approves Budget Measure Including Farm Bill Elements After two days of intense discussion and debate, the House Agriculture Committee this week approved a spending package that reduces Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program spending [Read More …]

Whole Milk Legislation has 60% Chance This Year, Sen. Welch Says

May 20, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act has a 60 percent chance of becoming law this year, with congressional momentum building along with consensus that whole milk in schools is the best option for schoolkids, [Read More …]

Milk is Defined by Safety

May 16, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

In an era of evolving food policy (and the worries that entails), it’s good to know that food-safety safeguards that have existed for generations are still doing their jobs, no matter what the anxiety of [Read More …]

Regulatory Register: NCIMS Special Edition

May 13, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF’s latest Regulatory Register is a special edition about the 2025 National Conference of Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS), which took place April 11-16 in Minneapolis, MN. The report provides an overview of the conference and [Read More …]

NMPF Capitalizes on U.S. Tariff Leverage to Advance Dairy

May 8, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) held strategic meetings throughout April to improve access to key foreign markets as the Trump Administration attempts to negotiate new terms with U.S. trading partners following its [Read More …]

U.S. and Indonesia Sign Landmark Dairy Agreement to Boost Nutrition, Trade and Industry Collaboration

May 2, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and KADIN, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today in a milestone step to deepen cooperation between U.S. and Indonesian dairy [Read More …]

Understanding Global Dairy Trade in the Trump Era

April 30, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Join NMPF for a members-only webinar examining the latest developments in U.S. trade policy under the Trump administration and how global markets are responding. President and CEO Gregg Doud, alongside experts from NMPF’s trade policy [Read More …]

On-Demand Webinar Series Explores the State of the Dairy Industry

April 24, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

A three-part webinar series is now available, giving members access to insights from a comprehensive analysis on the state of the U.S. dairy industry. Developed by Dairy Management Inc. in collaboration with NMPF, the U.S. [Read More …]

Milk sales increase, dairy prices slip amid economic shifts

April 23, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Rising milk production, together with the current climate of general economic uncertainty, is pressuring milk prices, although margins remain relatively high. February fluid milk sales were 1.3% higher than a year earlier when adjusted for [Read More …]

Rising milk production, together with the current climate of general economic uncertainty, is pressuring milk prices

April 22, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Margins remain relatively high February fluid milk sales were 1.3% higher than a year earlier when adjusted for leap year, while revised January numbers from USDA show the national milk cow herd was 66,000 head [Read More …]

Tariff Negotiations; Fees on Chinese Ships; Revamping Climate Smart Ag Program

April 22, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Tariff Negotiations Begin Between White House, Other Nations We saw more signal and less noise this week on the matter of U.S. trade relations, as the White House began talks with key U.S. trading partners [Read More …]

Understanding Global Dairy Trade in the Trump Era

April 21, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 1-2 p.m. ET Join NMPF for a members-only webinar examining the latest developments in U.S. trade policy under the Trump administration and how global markets are responding. President and CEO Gregg [Read More …]

Snacks The Way We Like Them

April 8, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Wall Street Journal article last week was ostensibly about Ozempic, and how weight-loss drugs are curbing consumer appetites. But it’s the stats about snacking that stood out. According to data compiled by the Journal using [Read More …]

Snacks the Way We Like Them

April 8, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Wall Street Journal article last week was ostensibly about Ozempic, and how weight-loss drugs are curbing consumer appetites. But it’s the stats about snacking that stood out. According to data compiled by the Journal using [Read More …]

NMPF Celebrates Senate Support for Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

April 3, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation celebrated strong bipartisan Senate support for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act as senators begin considering this critical legislation. In a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing [Read More …]

199A Deduction; Whole Milk Legislation; Reciprocal Tariffs

April 1, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF Advocates for Permanent Section 199A Deduction NMPF joined a coalition of more than 100 farmer and cooperative organizations this week in urging lawmakers to permanently extend the expiring Section 199A provision contained in the [Read More …]

USDEC and NMPF Sign Partnership with Guatemalan Dairy Association

March 26, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and Guatemalan Dairy Development Association, ASODEL, signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday that will strengthen ties between the U.S. and Guatemalan dairy industries as they [Read More …]

NMPF Supports Senate Ag Committee Farm Policy Investments

Farmers advocate for dairy, approve trade initiative at board meeting

NMPF Farmers Advocate for Dairy, Approve Trade Initiative at Board Meeting

NMPF Names 2025 National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Winners

FMMO Changes in Effect As Of June 1

Whole Milk Poised for Senate Committee Vote

Whole Milk Bill; Courts Strike Down Tariffs

U.S. and Mexico Dairy Summit Yields Renewed Commitment To Growth And Collaboration

NMPF and USDEC Efforts Achieve Streamlined Process for U.S. Dairy Exports to Costa Rica

Yogurt, butter and American-type cheese provided bright spots in domestic commercial use during Q1

NMPF and USDEC Efforts Achieve Streamlined Process for U.S. Dairy Exports to Costa Rica

Whole Milk Legislation has 60% Chance This Year, Sen. Welch Says

Whole Milk Legislation Has 60% Chance This Year

House Ag Committee Approves Budget Measure; House Ways and Means Approves Section 199A Extension

Whole Milk Legislation has 60% Chance This Year, Sen. Welch Says

Milk is Defined by Safety

Regulatory Register: NCIMS Special Edition

NMPF Capitalizes on U.S. Tariff Leverage to Advance Dairy

U.S. and Indonesia Sign Landmark Dairy Agreement to Boost Nutrition, Trade and Industry Collaboration

Understanding Global Dairy Trade in the Trump Era

On-Demand Webinar Series Explores the State of the Dairy Industry

Milk sales increase, dairy prices slip amid economic shifts

Rising milk production, together with the current climate of general economic uncertainty, is pressuring milk prices

Tariff Negotiations; Fees on Chinese Ships; Revamping Climate Smart Ag Program

Understanding Global Dairy Trade in the Trump Era

Snacks The Way We Like Them

Snacks the Way We Like Them

NMPF Celebrates Senate Support for Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

199A Deduction; Whole Milk Legislation; Reciprocal Tariffs

USDEC and NMPF Sign Partnership with Guatemalan Dairy Association

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