National Milk Producers Federation
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12 meetings in July and August will bring together dairy producers and other key industry representatives
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In 2009, the loss of $300,000 in dairy exports would have meant the loss of some 2,000 jobs.
The International Dairy Foods Association proposal calls for the elimination of minimum class prices and end product price formulas, and the phaseout of Class I differentials over six years. Only Federal Orders auditing functions would remain.
The National Milk Producers Federation and the National Mastitis Council have both submitted proposals to lower the current federal SCC limit to 400,000 cells/ml.
Delegates to the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) voted 25 for, 26 against a proposal to lower the U.S. Grade A standard to 400,000 cells/ml.
Third-party verification of animal welfare, other on-farm practices to begin this summer.
Mandatory dairy programs, such as the Dairy Price Support Program, MILC and DEIP, are not affected by the budget cuts
Currently at 67%, NMPF needs to reach 75% participation for continuation of the program.
Dairy importers will now pay a 7.5¢/cwt. research and promotion assessment fee effective today.
IDFA urged Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack to implement nearly all of the reforms recommended by the NDIAC but urged him not to endorse any proposal to manipulate milk supplies.
The NMPF analysis shows that dairy farmers would have received at least $3 billion more revenue had the stabilization program been in place in 2009.
National Dairy Producers Organization says dairy farmers have not been properly represented in the industry.
Republican Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Oklahoma’s Frank Lucas, has indicated a desire to address dairy policy this year.
NMPF and USDEC hope the move will lead to the end of Mexican tariffs on U.S. goods, including many cheeses.
Dairy interests prepare for new congressional line-up.
The National Milk Producers Federation has released a new manual aimed at minimizing unwanted pharmaceuticals in the food supply.
Highlights from the Dairy Checkoff’s 2010 Annual Meeting
Legislation ends decade-long effort to improve the transparency of dairy pricing.
The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council expressed great disappointment at today’s announcement by the Mexican government that it would impose tariffs of 20% to 25% on several major categories of U.S. exports to Mexico, including many cheeses.
The National Milk Producers Federation elected Randy Mooney as its new Chairman during its 2008 annual meeting last week in Nashville, Tenn.
Cooperatives Working Together will conduct a new herd retirement program this fall, its second this year.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) applauded yesterday’s introduction of a House bill that would allow for open travel for all Americans to Cuba and further facilitate U.S. agricultural exports to that nation.
National Milk’s Fourth Quarter 2009 Import Watch reports that milk protein concentrate (MPC) imports declined 18% in 2009 to 51,775 metric tons. This is also the lowest level of MPC imports in five years.
The charge of the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) Subcommittee that is part of the overall NMPF Strategic Planning effort has been expanded to include a thorough review of supply-demand approaches, as well as an examination of ways to expand CWT’s programs.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its final decision Friday to limit the unfair pricing exemption enjoyed by large, vertically-integrated farmer-owned bottling plants
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) testified yesterday in favor of a recently introduced House bill that would foster additional U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba, and permit open travel for all Americans to that nation.