The U.S. Senate Tuesday voted 68-32 to approve the Agricultural Act of 2014 which contains a new program for dairy producers. “It has been a long and torturous road toward the creation of a better safety net for dairy farmers,” said National Milk Producers Federation president and CEO Jim Mulhern. “We didn’t wind up precisely where we wanted in terms … Read More
NMPF Farm Bill Statement
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has released this statement regarding the completion of the dairy title in the new Farm Bill. “Over the past week, NMPF has worked with agriculture leaders in the House and Senate to develop a margin insurance program that will offer dairy farmers an effective safety net in the absence of the market stabilization component featured … Read More
FARM Program Review
At this week’s National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) annual meeting, a newly-released annual assessment derived from 8,000 second-party evaluations, found universal adoption of many of the best practices from the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program. “The thousands of data points this program collects on an ongoing basis show that dairy farmers aren’t just talking the talk about animal care … Read More
Meet DairyUS – The REAL Seal of Approval
The animated Dairy REAL Seal Character finally has a name. After a nationwide vote, the cartoon character who is helping to build awareness of the advantages of real dairy foods has been named DairyUS. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) made the announcement today during their annual meeting. The character was modeled after the iconic REAL Seal logo and will … Read More
Dairy Data Highlights Available
The latest addition of Dairy Data Highlights from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is available. The handy, pocket-size booklet includes 53 tables and 19 graphs filled with national and state milk and dairy production data from the mid-1970s through 2012. Dairy Data Highlights has been published annually by NMPF for more than 60 years. A must for anyone involved … Read More
Hollay Promoted at NMPF
Congratulations to John Hollay who has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Government Relations at National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Hollay joined the organization in May 2012 as Director of Government Relations, and was promoted to Senior Director in the summer of 2012. Hollay’s main focus has been on farm bill, immigration, and labor issues during his … Read More
Vote for REAL Seal Name
Online voting is now open in the “Name the REAL® Seal Character” contest, sponsored by National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Vote now through November 5, 2013. Only one vote per computer will be allowed. Throughout the summer, NMPF used the REAL Seal website and Facebook page to gather submissions for the naming contest. More than 110 individual suggestions were entered. … Read More
Groups Frustrated with Passage of House Bill
Agricultural groups are discouraged with the passage today of the U.S. House of Representatives’ H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (FARRM). The bill slid through with a tight margin of 216 to 208 after more than six hours of debate today and did not include food stamp authorization or nutrition programs, which the House … Read More
New FARM Manual Released
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has released a newly-revised animal care reference manual, containing the guidelines that comprise the core of the National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Program. The FARM Program was created four years ago to establish a national, voluntary dairy animal care program to bring consistency and uniformity to the practices used on America’s dairy … Read More
Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
Despite concerns by some members about the agricultural provisions, the full Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform legislation on Thursday by a vote of 68-32. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) took to the floor Wednesday evening to detail some of his concerns about the farm worker provisions in the bill and amendments that he wanted to see added. The Georgia senator’s main … Read More