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NMPF joins coalition to address immigration
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has joined a broad cross-section of organizations representing agricultural employers in a collective effort to reform federal immigration policies.
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NMPF reorganizes to address 2013 industry priorities
With a new farm bill delayed at least until spring 2013 and other legislative priorities such as immigration reform coming soon to the attention of the new Congress, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced that it has reorganized its staff to better meet the challenges that are sure to come in the year ahead and promoted several staff members who will facilitate these efforts.
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IDFA urges Vilsack to avoid raising milk prices
The International Dairy Foods Association sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Thursday urging him to avoid or delay the impact of a 1949 law that could drastically raise milk prices. The letter outlined legal options available to the government to avoid this “dairy cliff,” which could impact the pocketbooks of millions of consumers and taxpayers.
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Antibiotic residue prevention manual available in Spanish
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has released a revised version of its Spanish residue prevention manual for 2013.
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California football player wins Got Milk? teen photo contest
Bonita Vista High School football players in Chula Vista, Calif., know that to excel in school and in sports, they need more than just skills; they need nine essential nutrients and vitamin D that come from drinking milk.
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Jim Mulhern joining NMPF staff as Chief Operating Officer
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has announced that Jim Mulhern, a veteran public affairs professional with three decades of government policy and communications experience in Washington, DC, will join the NMPF staff Jan. 1, 2013, as Chief Operating Officer.
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Dairy groups praise House for approving U.S./Russia trade bill
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) praised the House of Representatives’ approval this week of H.R. 6156, which would establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia.
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Dairy Export Council names new chairman
Arizona dairyman Paul Rovey was elected chairman of the checkoff-funded U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) at the association’s membership meeting in October. Rovey had been serving as interim chairman, filling the seat made vacant by previous chairman Les Hardesty’s retirement from the industry
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National Milk joins others in pushing for new farm bill
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today joined more than 230 other farm, agriculture and food groups in urging Congress to pass a new, five-year farm bill in the upcoming lame duck congressional session expected to begin this week.
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Merger proposed by three milk marketing co-ops
The board of directors for Family Dairies USA, Manitowoc Milk Producers Cooperative and Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers have unanimously voted to recommend a unified merger for their membership.
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Dairy promotion is farmer’s voice in the marketplace
The dairy checkoff gives producers a voice in the marketing chain after milk leaves their farms, and that helps grow sales, said Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Inc., which manages the national dairy checkoff program.
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