U.S. dairy organizations unite in seeking Canadian TRQ administration reform
USDEC, IDFA and NMPF issued joint comments in regard to Canada’s Phase II consultations on its Comprehensive Review of the Allocation and Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas for Dairy, Poultry and Egg Products.
NMPF: Dairy is playing its part as a climate solution
Through commitments like the Net Zero Initiative and efforts like the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, dairy farmers are well-positioned to be agricultural leaders in mitigating climate change, said Dr. Jamie Jonker, NMPF’s Vice President for Sustainability and Scientific Affairs, during a NMPF.
NMPF calls for more equitable Class I mover
The National Milk Producers Federation are calling for changes to the so-called Class I fluid milk price mover to recover losses dairy producers have faced from the extreme price disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, part of a suite of policies essential to advancing the well-being of dairy farmers and the entire industry in response to challenges brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NMPF Thanks Congress for Dairy Provisions in COVID Assistance Package
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked Congress today for the positive steps it is taking through COVID relief legislation to assist dairy farmers who have faced unprecedented market volatility while working every day to nourish struggling families.
NMPF Statement on EU’s Retaliatory Tariffs on Dairy
In response to the European Union’s (EU) imposition of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agriculture exports, which escalates the dispute over World Trade Organization (WTO)-incompliant aircraft subsidies, National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern issued the following statement:
NMPF’S BJERGA ON THE DAIRY ECONOMY AND THE 2020 ELECTIONS
NMPF Senior Vice President of Communications Alan Bjerga discusses the way forward for dairy disaster assistance and the impact farmers could have on the 2020 election in key swing states, on RFD-TV.
NMPF: All dairy farmers should sign up for DMC
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) urges all dairy farmers to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program.
NMPF Applauds Latest Disaster Assistance, Calls for Further Legislation
The National Milk Producers Federation thanked President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for again supporting dairy in its latest round of disaster assistance to agricultural producers, as well as Congress for providing the funding in the CARES Act in the spring.
NMPF’S BJERGA ON DAIRY TRADE AND “SHARING OUR STORY”
NMPF’s Senior Vice President of Communications, Alan Bjerga, discusses the challenges of enforcing the new USMCA trade agreement for dairy; also, a discussion of NMPF’s new “Sharing Our Story” effort, highlighting how dairy farmers have faced the challenges of coronavirus, on RFD-TV.
NMPF outlines CFAP assistance for dairies
Dairy farmers can begin applying for direct payments for losses they incurred due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 26 through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
