The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) have welcomed the introduction of the Safe, Flexible and Efficient Trucking Act in the House of Representatives. The bill, which was introduced by Representative Reid Ribble (R-WI), would allow states to increase the gross vehicle weight limit on commercial trucks if they are properly equipped with six axles … Read More
NMPF Report on Immigrant Workers
According to a new report commissioned by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), half of all workers on U.S. dairy farms are immigrants, and the damage from losing those workers would extend far beyond the farms, nearly doubling retail milk prices and costing the total U.S. economy more than $32 billion. The report, which includes the results of a nationwide … Read More
Dairy Products, Inc. Joins American Butter Institute
Dairy Products, Inc. (DPI) is the newest member of the American Butter Institute. Dairy Products, Inc., distributes butter, cheese and other dairy ingredients and has supplied high-quality dairy ingredients globally for more than two decades. Dairy Products, Inc., brings the American Butter Institute’s membership to 26. Together, these companies market more than 90 percent of all the butter manufactured in … Read More
Merck Animal Health Partners with the NMPF
Merck Animal Health announced a partnership with the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), to help ensure a comprehensive, industry-wide approach to employee training and animal care in the dairy industry. The National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible ManagementTM) Animal Care Program, covers more than 91% of the nation’s milk supply. Through the partnership, dairy producers across the country will have … Read More
June Dairy Market Report
The June issue of the National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Management Inc. Dairy Market Report is out. It reports that domestic dairy markets appear to have stabilized. The highlights: · Milk prices and milk-feed cost margins held steady from March to April and will likely show gains when they are announced for May. · Commercial use of most major … Read More
NMPF Approves CWT Through 2018
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) board of directors have voted to continue Cooperatives Working Together, the farmer-funded export assistance program, through 2018 at the current funding level of four cents per hundredweight. NMPF developed and manages the 13-year-old self-help program, known as CWT. CWT’s extension until December 31, 2018, comes at a time of increasing U.S. milk production, declining world … Read More
May Dairy Market Report
The May Dairy Market Report is out thanks to the National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Management, Inc. It indicates that domestic markets are stabilizing following the fall in milk prices in late 2014 and early 2015. Here are some highlights: · The national average all-milk price was $16.60 per hundredweight in March, down 20 cents from a month earlier. … Read More
April's Dairy Market Report
The National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Management Inc. have brought you the April Dairy Market Report. The average all-milk price was $16.80 per hundredweight in February, 80 cents below the January price. Federal order class prices for March indicate that the steep slide in milk prices during the last quarter of 2014 and early 2015 may have come to … Read More
Congress Seeks Positive Market-Access for U.S. Dairy
The dairy industry praised the more than 75 House members who have urged the Obama Administration to negotiate a strong market-access outcome for the U.S. dairy industry in the Pacific Rim trade agreement. Led by the co-chairs of the Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus, the House members sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom … Read More
NMPF Thanks Governor for Vetoing Raw Milk Bill
The National Milk Producers Federation thanked West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin for vetoing legislation allowing consumers to obtain unpasteurized milk through herd-shares, or arrangements under which they become part owners of a dairy cow. Tomblin said the bill posed “a serious risk to public health.” “The link between consuming raw milk and foodborne illness has been well-documented, with evidence … Read More