…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)…
FARM Animal Care Program Seeks Producer Feedback
…understand producers’ thoughts on how FARM can further positively impact their businesses,” said Emily Meredith, chief of staff for NMPF, which launched the program in 2009. “Just like dairy farms…
Dairy Industry Welcomes Swift Action by USTR Lighthizer to Launch NAFTA Modernization Efforts
…the dairy industry’s top trade partners. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) have repeatedly urged administration officials…
NMPF Facilitates NCIMS Passage of Proposals to Enhance Safety of Dairy Foods
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) helped secure several positive developments for dairy farmers and their cooperatives at the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) this week, as multiple…
State Milk Regulators Ask FDA for Assistance
…to distinguish between real dairy products and plant-based imitators – a development the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) hailed as “the strongest statement yet that the abuse of dairy terms…
Dairy Industry Eager to Work With U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer
…Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) said today following Lighthizer’s Senate confirmation. Lighthizer will begin work on a variety of pressing trade policy issues, including…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…April outlook forecast, USDA lowered its projection of annual milk production growth in 2017, from 2.4 percent to 2.3 percent. Dairy Products Read the full NMPF April Dairy Market Report….
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…“significantly changed” as it was written into law. This change “fundamentally altered the safety net designed by NMPF and other dairy leaders around the country. Unfortunately, as a direct result…
NMPF Urges Dairy Imitators to Comply with Food Labeling Standards
…processed and unrecognizable plant sources,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF. “These companies are also aware that playing fast and loose with labeling regulations is a potential legal…
NMPF, USDEC Organize Dairy Fly-In on Capitol Hill to Build Support for Trade with Canada, Mexico
…repeal of Canada’s controversial new dairy pricing system. During a fly-in rally organized Tuesday and Wednesday by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC),…






















