NMPF

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 …]

Dairy’s Pronounced Advantage Over Plant-Based Alternatives

March 25, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

“This is a list of ingredients from foods — carrageenan, riboflavin, monosodium glutamate and 20 others that I can’t pronounce.” – HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This column isn’t here to call out specific [Read More …]

Lactose-Free Milk Makes Schoolkids Smile

March 19, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Jessica Shelly is the Director of Student Dining Services for Cincinnati Public Schools in Cincinnati, Ohio. She’s responsible for overseeing the service of more than 60,000 meals a day in the lunchroom operations at 65 [Read More …]

Navigating Immigration Compliance: What Dairy Farmers Need to Know

March 13, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Join the National Milk Producers Federation for an informative webinar to learn about the legal rights and responsibilities of agricultural employers regarding immigration enforcement. Gain valuable insights into how to prepare for and respond to [Read More …]

NMPF Releases 2024 Activities & Accomplishments Report

March 12, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Our member-led successes in Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization are discussed in our Economics and in our Government Relations sections. Our industry leadership in the response to H5N1 in dairy cattle, to cite another [Read More …]

Farmers ready to face policy challenges, NMPF farmers say at Board meeting

March 11, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy farmers from across the nation celebrated fairer milk prices for farmers and pledged to work together to meet challenges on labor, trade and other issues at the National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors [Read More …]

NMPF Scholarship Committee Announces Vitaliano Legacy Scholarship

March 7, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation announced today the creation of the Dr. Peter Vitaliano Legacy Scholarship as part of the Naional Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program. The award will be used to help support a student [Read More …]

Navigating Immigration Compliance: What Dairy Farmers Need to Know

March 5, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Join the National Milk Producers Federation for an informative webinar to learn about the legal rights and responsibilities of agricultural employers regarding immigration enforcement. Gain valuable insights into how to prepare for and respond to [Read More …]

Dairy’s Future Depends on Trade, and the U.S. Can Deliver

March 5, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

A billion pounds of cheese can’t be wrong: Exports point to a bright future for U.S. dairy. The statement is true, it’s simple, and it can be easy to get lost in the back-and-forth of [Read More …]

NMPF Board Member Advocates for H5N1 Vaccine, Dairy Priorities at Senate Hearing

March 3, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Vermont dairy farmer Harold Howrigan, a member of the NMPF Board of Directors, urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to swiftly advance a five-year farm bill that renews the Dairy Margin Coverage program. He also addressed [Read More …]

Dairy Groups Applaud Administration Vaccine Support, Thank USDA for Plan

March 3, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Leaders from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) released the following statements today in response to the Trump Administration’s updated response plan for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) [Read More …]

NMPF’s Doud Urges More Dairy Trade Opportunities Before Subcommittee

February 28, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), told the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee today that expanding market access and enforcing existing trade agreements to America’s dairy producers, workers [Read More …]

NMPF Board Member Advocates for H5N1 Vaccine, Dairy Priorities at Senate Hearing

February 27, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Vermont dairy farmer Harold Howrigan, a member of the NMPF Board of Directors, urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to swiftly advance a five-year farm bill that renews the Dairy Margin Coverage program. He also addressed [Read More …]

Dairy Groups Applaud Administration Vaccine Support, Thank USDA for Plan

February 27, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Leaders from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) released the following statements today in response to the Trump Administration’s updated response plan for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) [Read More …]

NMPF’s Doud Urges More Dairy Trade Opportunities Before Subcommittee

February 26, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), told the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee today that expanding market access and enforcing existing trade agreements to America’s dairy producers, workers [Read More …]

Milk-drinking is having a moment

February 25, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Driving much consumer interest in real milk consumption is the awareness that it’s a protein powerhouse. And that’s only part of the unique package of essential nutrients milk has to offer that leaves over-engineered, nutritionally inferior [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report: Fluid milk sales rise as cheese exports hit record highs

February 21, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Fluid milk sales in the United States showed their first year-over-year gain in 15 years during 2024, rising by 0.6% over 2023. 2024’s fourth quarter was a rather weak one for U.S. dairy exports, but [Read More …]

NMPF Fights Back on Flawed FDA Labeling Regulations

February 20, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Dairy Hits New Record Low for Milk and Dairy Beef Residues The National Milk Producers Federation’s latest Regulatory Register outlines emerging and ongoing regulatory issues affecting American dairy farmers and their cooperatives in the [Read More …]

Science Makes the Case for Whole Milk, Teicholz Says

February 14, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

You don’t have to be part of the dairy sector to see how important whole milk is for children, best-selling author Nina Teicholz, Ph.D., said in the latest Dairy Defined Podcast. That’s because nutrition [Read More …]

NMPF Statement on Bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

February 14, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

“NMPF commends House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-PA, and Rep. Kim Schrier, D-WA, for continuing to lead their bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act to help increase kids’ access to milk’s vital [Read More …]

FMMO Victory Caps Successful 2024, Gives 2025 Momentum

February 7, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

Four years of NMPF’s coordinated leadership set a positive tone for 2025, with USDA’s announcement Jan. 16 that all federal orders had accepted its proposal for Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization. NMPF thanked USDA [Read More …]

NMPF Fights Back on Flawed Labeling Regulations, Prepares for Regulatory Freeze

February 7, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration Jan. 17 opposing its proposed rule that would require saturated fat, sodium and added sugar to be displayed prominently on the front of packaged foods. The proposed nutrition label, referred [Read More …]

NMPF Prepares Trade Policy Asks

February 6, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) shared their U.S. dairy trade priorities with USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Jan. 27, following an “America First Trade Policy” executive order issued by President [Read More …]

NMPF applauds bipartisan effort to expand access to whole milk

January 28, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

“NMPF commends Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-PA, and Kim Schrier, D-WA, and Senators Roger Marshall, R-KS, Peter Welch, D-VT, Dave McCormick, R-PA, and John Fetterman, D-PA, for their leadership in boosting students’ access to crucial [Read More …]

199A Deduction; Whole Milk Legislation; Reciprocal Tariffs

USDEC and NMPF Sign Partnership with Guatemalan Dairy Association

Dairy’s Pronounced Advantage Over Plant-Based Alternatives

Lactose-Free Milk Makes Schoolkids Smile

Navigating Immigration Compliance: What Dairy Farmers Need to Know

NMPF Releases 2024 Activities & Accomplishments Report

Farmers ready to face policy challenges, NMPF farmers say at Board meeting

NMPF Scholarship Committee Announces Vitaliano Legacy Scholarship

Navigating Immigration Compliance: What Dairy Farmers Need to Know

Dairy’s Future Depends on Trade, and the U.S. Can Deliver

NMPF Board Member Advocates for H5N1 Vaccine, Dairy Priorities at Senate Hearing

Dairy Groups Applaud Administration Vaccine Support, Thank USDA for Plan

NMPF’s Doud Urges More Dairy Trade Opportunities Before Subcommittee

NMPF Board Member Advocates for H5N1 Vaccine, Dairy Priorities at Senate Hearing

Dairy Groups Applaud Administration Vaccine Support, Thank USDA for Plan

NMPF’s Doud Urges More Dairy Trade Opportunities Before Subcommittee

Milk-drinking is having a moment

Dairy Market Report: Fluid milk sales rise as cheese exports hit record highs

NMPF Fights Back on Flawed FDA Labeling Regulations

Science Makes the Case for Whole Milk, Teicholz Says

NMPF Statement on Bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

FMMO Victory Caps Successful 2024, Gives 2025 Momentum

NMPF Fights Back on Flawed Labeling Regulations, Prepares for Regulatory Freeze

NMPF Prepares Trade Policy Asks

NMPF applauds bipartisan effort to expand access to whole milk

NMPF ready to work as new government takes shape

NMPF Congratulates President Trump, Agricultural Leadership as Government Takes Shape

NMPF thanks members, USDA for FMMO leadership

FDA Releases Labeling Guidance for Plant-Based Foods Other Than “Milk”

Ready for Action: NMPF’s Bleiberg Anticipates Busy 2025

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