…of dairy’s economic engine. The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) are collaborating to create the new “Got…
Dairy Groups Applaud Defeat of Raw Milk Amendment to 2018 Farm Bill
…CEO of NMPF. In addition to opposition from NMPF and IDFA, strong letters of opposition to the amendment were also sent to House leadership by the Safe Food Coalition –…
Groups on House Agriculture Committee Approving 2018 Farm Bill
…year.” National Milk Producers Federation: The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today lauded the House Agriculture Committee for approving a draft of the 2018 Farm Bill that contains key dairy…
Spending Bill Includes Victory for Milk Labeling Standards
…January in the Senate by Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin. NMPF said that Congress’ instructions to FDA should restrict the ability of beverages made from plant foods from using the term…
Mend, Don’t End NAFTA
…Canada ends its supply-management system for dairy, which the Canadian government says is a non-starter. The NMPF also joined other organizations in writing a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
NMPF Supports Effort to Bring Clarity to EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Regulation
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today that the dairy industry supports a two-step process to roll back the existing Waters of the…
Ag Groups Applaud Dairy MPP Exit Announcement
…Producers Federation “The Margin Protection Program (MPP) in its current form has been a disappointment to many dairy farmers, which is why NMPF has been working both with the U.S….
U.S. and Mexican Dairy Industries Make United Call
…Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Mexican dairy producer organizations included the Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas, Gremio de Productores Lechero de la República Mexicana, and the…
New Food Labeling Regulation in Development by USDA Should Not Disparage Biotechnology, Mislead Consumers
…the foods they eat, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). In comments filed with USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service, NMPF said it supports a strict, science-based approach in determining…
Deadline Approaching for Producer Feedback on FARM Program Resources and Tools
…dairy industry in forming uniform objectives on animal welfare. Processors and cooperatives interested in distributing the survey to their members can contact dairyfarm@nmpf.org or Kayla Rink at Colorado State (kcalvin@rams.colostate.edu)….
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
…is finally ready to have its dairy sector play by the same set of rules everyone else has been operating under for years.” From Jim Mulhern, President, and CEO, NMPF…
NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse
…said NMPF’s Immigration Task Force, which represents NMPF member co-ops and state dairy associations across the country, have been working on these issues for years and is pleased to see…
NMPF Board of Directors Supports NAFTA Modernization
…are always a balancing act, and the renegotiation of NAFTA will be another example of that dynamic,” said Jim Mulhern, president, and CEO of NMPF. “NMPF’s membership recognizes NAFTA’s essential…
Dairy Groups Pledge to Work with Trump Administration on NAFTA Modernization
…and confronts increasingly protectionist dairy policies by Canada. In joint comments sent to the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF)…