Take a moment to read the recent CEO comment by National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Jerry Kozak. It contains important information about the future of the dairy product price support program (DPPSP). Read the full column here. In the 12 years I’ve been CEO of NMPF, we have vigorously defended the function and importance of the price support program. It’s … Read More
NMPF Applauds USDA Decision
National Milk Producers Federation‘s (NMPF) long-term objective of limiting the pricing advantage enjoyed by the largest farms that bottle their own milk is about to be realized with the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to close the loophole for the largest such bottlers. In a decision published Wednesday in the Federal Register, the USDA recommended that the producer-handler … Read More
NMPF and USDEC Applaud USDA
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) applaud U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for his recent announcement regarding initial allocations under the Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) for the new marketing year July 2009 – June 2010. “This important action by Secretary Vilsack demonstrates his commitment to continue to offer support for … Read More
NMPF Requests USDA to Raise Support
The National Milk Producers Federation has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to boost its purchase prices for cheese and milk powder in order to bolster the current rock-bottom milk prices that are threatening the livelihoods of thousands of dairy farmers. In a letter sent to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, NMPF requested that the USDA raise the purchase price for … Read More
NMPF Strategic Planning Task Force Gets Underway
In response to the current economic milk price crisis affecting dairy farmers across the country, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF)’s newly-formed Strategic Planning Task Force met last week to focus on short‐term solutions and to establish an aggressive schedule for addressing longer‐term solutions to the problem. The Task Force immediately voted to recommend to the CWT Committee and the … Read More
Dairy Export Incentive Program Opens
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement opening the full allocations under the Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) for the July 2008 – June 2009 year. On behalf of America’s dairy industry, NMPF and USDEC expressed deep appreciation to Secretary Vilsack for his dedication to supporting dairy … Read More
Dairy Groups Stand Up for Flavored Milks
Leaders of the two major dairy industry groups jointly rejected a suggested federal excise tax on flavored milk drinks, such as chocolate and strawberry, that contain sugar-based sweeteners. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) say flavored milk is part of the solution to the child obesity problem, not a cause, and its consumption needs … Read More
USDA Announces Assesment to Imported Dairy Products
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) hailed the announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it will finally apply the dairy promotion checkoff to imported dairy products, 25 years after the national 15 cent checkoff was first applied to U.S.‐produced milk. On Monday, the USDA published a proposed rule spelling out how it will calculate and assess the … Read More
NMPF Announces Economic Task Force
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), in response to the ongoing severe economic challenges facing the dairy producer community, will create a special strategic task force to examine those challenges and suggest possible solutions, NMPF announced today. The NMPF Strategic Planning Task Force will be appointed at the June 10 NMPF Board meeting, with the goal of having an initial … Read More
NMPF Urges Obama to Help Dairymen
With a new leadership team arriving this past week in the White House, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today urged that they turn immediate attention to helping dairy farmers weather the crushing collapse in dairy prices. “The plight of dairy farmers is just part of the overall ongoing story of the global recession, … Read More