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Advocating for Tax Credit for Renewable Fuel From Methane

Published November 11, 2023

The National Milk Producers Federation, National Pork Producers Council and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas want to see the continuation of a tax credit for renewable natural gas. The RNG tax credit was part of the Inflation Reduction Act…

NMPF Announces Staff Reorganization

Published September 9, 2023

Incoming National Milk Producers Federation President/CEO Gregg Doud began his work this past week as the organization’s chief operating officer. Doud will be in the COO role until current NMPF President/CEO Jim Mulhern retires in January. The dairy group has…

Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform

Published August 23, 2023

A hearing on possible reform of the federal milk marketing orders is underway near Indianapolis. "The last time we had a big process like this was about 20 years ago," said Stephen Cain, director of economic research and analysis, National…

Federal Order Reform Proposal Submitted to USDA

Published May 2, 2023

The National Milk Producers Federation has submitted its proposal to update the federal milk marketing orders. This proposal goes beyond the changes sought by the International Dairy Foods Association, which is only calling for an update in the ‘make allowances’…

NMPF Board Endorses Federal Order Reform

Published March 7, 2023

After two years of debate and more than 130 meetings, the National Milk Producers Federation board of directors is giving its support to a proposal to modernize federal milk marketing orders. This proposal will be submitted to USDA for a…

Plant-Based Confusion

Published February 23, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration has announced draft recommendations for plant-based foods. It will continue to allow plant-based food industry to use dairy terms, such as soy milk. The National Milk Producers Federation said the FDA guidance recognizes plant-based beverages…

Seeking Consensus on Federal Orders

Published January 24, 2023

If the International Dairy Foods Association and National Milk Producers Federation can not come to terms on Federal Milk Marketing Order reform in the next month, IDFA will submit its own proposal to USDA. The two groups have been meeting…

U.S. Dairy Industry Applauds Ocean Shipping Reform Act Passage

Published June 14, 2022

National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council Executive Vice President of Policy and Strategy Jaime Castaneda says indirectly, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act provides a set of new rules the Federal Maritime Commission will follow. "The FMC will…

Untangling the Supply Chain

Published May 16, 2022

The U.S. dairy industry is untangling the supply chain crisis. "Within the last year, because of the imbalance of how people were buying things, companies that shipped products from Asia unload those ships and sent them back empty," said Chris…

Tight Margins Offset Higher Milk Check

Published April 19, 2022

U.S. milk production is below year-ago levels and milk prices are moving to record highs. If the futures market holds, the average all-milk price for the second half of the year will be at $27 per hundredweight. In more ‘normal’…

Articles tagged under: National Milk Producers Federation

Advocating for Tax Credit for Renewable Fuel From Methane

NMPF Announces Staff Reorganization

Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform

Federal Order Reform Proposal Submitted to USDA

NMPF Board Endorses Federal Order Reform

Plant-Based Confusion

Seeking Consensus on Federal Orders

U.S. Dairy Industry Applauds Ocean Shipping Reform Act Passage

Untangling the Supply Chain

Tight Margins Offset Higher Milk Check

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