FARM program

The National FARM Program is asking dairy farmers for input on proposed updates to animal care and workforce standards, with the comment period open through October 2nd.

When faced with consumer questions over how milk is produced, consider this:   98% of the U.S. fluid milk supply is involved in the National Dairy FARM program, meeting rigorous standards for quality.  Quality animal care; quality environmental stewardship; and quality products for consumers.   “...

When faced with consumer questions over how milk is produced, consider this:   98% of the U.S. fluid milk supply is involved in the National Dairy FARM program, meeting rigorous standards for quality.  Quality animal care; quality environmental stewardship; and quality products for consumers.   “It’...

Feedback on the National Dairy FARM, or Farmers Assuring Responsible Management, program is due by September 10th.   The voluntary survey probes producers’ knowledge of FARM and the value it provides to their operations. The results will help FARM’s Animal Care program better provide cooperatives and farmers with the appropriate guidance and materials required of program participants.   The inf...

The National Milk Producers Federation’s Farmers Assuring Responsible Management, or FARM, program is expanding to include an environmental stewardship component.   NMPF Senior VP Chris Galen called it, “Basically a tool to help dairy farmers calculate their greenhouse gas emissions so we can track and tell a positive story about the reductions and improvements we’re making in energy efficiency on