Policy Articles
Federal Order Reform Endorsed
Published October 26, 2022
The National Milk Producers Federation leadership has unanimously endorsed a proposal to modernize Federal Milk Marketing Orders. NMPF has led more than 100 meetings over the past year to develop these recommendations.HSUS to Participate in COP27 Climate Change Conference
Published October 26, 2022
For the first time, next month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference will consider food systems and the impact on the climate. The Humane Society of the United States is hosting three events during the conference in Egypt, promoting a transition…IDFA Speaks Out for Dairy Exporters
Published October 25, 2022
The International Dairy Foods Association has submitted comments to the Federal Maritime Commission in response to the rulemaking process for the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. During the pandemic and supply chain disruptions, foreign-owned ocean carriers would often leave U.S. ports…Sunak Replaces Truss at 10 Downing Street
Published October 25, 2022
The United Kingdom has its third prime minister in seven weeks. Rishi Sunak is the former British finance minister and was a candidate for prime minister this summer when Liz Truss was chosen. At the time, Sunak called for significant…Xi Returns for a Third Term
Published October 24, 2022
The Chinese Communist Party has elected Xi Jinping to an unprecedented third term. The party also named the seven-member standing committee and an advocate for free markets and private enterprise was dropped from the inner circle. During the weekend, Xi…National Security Concerns Cited Over Fufeng Project
Published October 20, 2022
North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer was on Newsmax to discuss the proposed Fufeng corn wet milling project in Grand Forks. Fufeng is a Chinese-owned company. Cramer said he and North Dakota Senator John Hoeven oppose this effort. "We both believe…Thune, Durbin Lead Bipartisan RVO Request
Published October 19, 2022
South Dakota Senator John Thune and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin are leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to expand the renewable volume obligations. EPA is going through the rulemaking process for the Renewable Fuel…Seeking Support for E15
Published October 19, 2022
A coalition of biofuel and agriculture groups is asking Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to help find a regulatory solution that will allow the year-round availability of 15 percent ethanol blended fuel. Minnesota leads the nation in the number of fuel…Milk Pricing System Scrutinized
Published October 17, 2022
Last year, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack requested the U.S. dairy industry get into one room and build consensus to find solutions to the shortfalls in the federal order system. American Farm Bureau economist Danny Munsch says the system hasn’t been…