The most recent case of BSE in Canada has prompted the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) to encourage Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to keep the Canadian border closed for breeding animals. NMPF said that there are still questions about the effectiveness of the feed ban designed to prevent the introduction and spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. Even though … Read More
Subcommittee Hearing on Milk Marketing Orders
This week, Congressman Leonard Boswell, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, held a hearing to review the Federal Milk Marketing Order rulemaking procedures. The Federal Milk Marketing Orders were established in the 1930’s to make sure that milk, which is a highly perishable product, reached consumers at a fair price and in a time … Read More
NMPF Presents Proposals for Farm Bill
The National Milk Producers Federation presented new farm policy proposals Tuesday to members of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Visit NMPF’s website to read all of the proposed policies. In testimony Tuesday to the Senate, NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak said that “we firmly believe that a multi-faceted approach is necessary in order to create a more effective, market-oriented safety … Read More
NMPF Calls for Changes in Protocols
National Milk Producers Federation is calling for the USDA to a change the reviewing protocols of product pricing and inventory data it collects. Recently, it was discovered that nonfat dry milk prices have not been reported accurately in monthly government surveys. The USDA last week said that the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) had been collecting price data on nonfat … Read More
Vote For The WMMB Board Candidates
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is trying to get out the vote for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. The elections are coming up the week after next. Nine nominees have been certified which include: District 3 Lincoln, Oneida, Price and Taylor counties Candidate: Ed Jasurda of Phillips District 6 Chippewa and Eau Claire counties Candidate: Patricia … Read More
Wisc. Farmland Meets Defeat
Farmers in Wisconsin who are trying to protect their farmland from development are meeting defeat when it comes to voters passing such referendums. It was the first countywide vote in Wisconsin on a purchase-of-development-rights program that would let owners of farmland sell its development rights, virtually guaranteeing it would never be developed for housing or related purposes. County property taxes … Read More
Monsanto Files Complaint with FDA
Monsanto Co., the producer of Posilac-brand recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), has filed a complaint to the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission asking these federal authorities to crack down on dairies that make “deceptive” claims that the use of Posilac bovine growth hormone leads to unhealthy milk. According to federal agency guidelines, claims must be truthful and … Read More
WMMB Election Candidates
More news for WMMD – Nine nominees for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) Board of Directors were announced today. Wisconsin producers can review each nominees’ bio information before voting. Mail- in ballots will be distributed to dairy producers who live within the eight districts. Elections will be held from May 7 through May 23, 2007. Results will be announced … Read More
IDF Symposiums
More news from the International Dairy Federation. Online registration is now open for two symposiums: “Lactose and its Derivatives,” May 14-16 and “Fermented Milks – Technology and Nutrition,” May 17, both in Moscow, Russia. Sounds like the perfect excuse to visit the beautiful Russia! Dairy scientists and technologists from industry and academia, nutritionists, health professionals, representatives from regulatory authorities and … Read More
NMPF MILC Plan
The National Milk Producers Federation announced their support of the MILC program, and a plan to include it in the upcoming Farm Bill. The National Milk Producers Federation today asked the Senate to provide funding for the Milk Income Loss Contract program for the month of September – a 30-day extension with larger implications for the upcoming five-year Farm Bill. … Read More