From NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern: The National Milk Producers Federation congratulates President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on becoming the 46th president and 49th vice-president of the United States, as well [Read More …]
The National Milk Producers Federation today called for changes to the so-called Class I fluid milk price mover to recover losses dairy producers have faced from the extreme price disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, [Read More …]
FARMERS GAIN IMPROVED ACCESS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AS PPP REOPENS The National Milk Producers Federation is pleased that farmers who run their operations as sole proprietors, independent contractors, or otherwise self-employed individuals will have [Read More …]
Dairy farmers secured significant gains in 2020’s final major piece of legislation – a long-awaited COVID-19 stimulus and government funding bill that bore NMPF’s fingerprints. The additional assistance to the dairy economy came on top [Read More …]
Newly released federal dietary guidelines will benefit dairy, even as work remains to be done, said Miquela Hanselman, NMPF’s regulatory affairs manager, in a podcast released today. “Dairy is in a good place,” Hanselman said. “Three servings of low-fat [Read More …]
Thanks Congress for legislation, provides highlights of package for dairy producers The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked Congress for the positive steps it is taking through COVID relief legislation to assist dairy farmers who [Read More …]
2020 continues to bring turbulent headwinds to dairy demand, which the industry has survived with heightened government support and robust export markets. Total domestic commercial use of dairy products posted a small gain during the [Read More …]
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is urging dairy farmers to sign up for 2021 coverage under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program if they haven’t yet done so, as today is the final day [Read More …]
Deadline is today The National Milk Producers Federation urged USDA to extend signup for the 2021 Dairy Margin Coverage to Jan. 30, 2021, allowing dairy farmers to make better-informed choices while giving both milk producers [Read More …]
This week’s Dairy Defined is a little different: It’s a multi-lingual tour of alternative beverages, coming to you from the European Union, where an oat drink is called … an oat drink. While many EU [Read More …]
The National Milk Producers Federation today congratulated Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on being elected by his colleagues to serve as the Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee in the 117th Congress. Rep. Thompson [Read More …]
The National Milk Producers Federation today was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to develop and improve biosecurity on U.S. dairy farms. As one of two livestock industry organizations chosen along with 16 state animal health authorities and 14 [Read More …]
Forecasts for prices and politics both make signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program a compelling risk-management choice for 2021, National Milk Producers Federation Senior Vice President for Member Services & Strategic Initiatives Chris Galen [Read More …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
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