Jim Mulhern

Earlier this week, Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the second USMCA dispute settlement panel regarding Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota allocation measures.  The United States is challenging Canada’s revised dairy TRQ allocation measures that use a market-share approach for determining TRQ allocations.  Through these measu...

National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern calls the new Waters of the U.S. Rule "cumbersome, unclear and overly complicated."  NMPF released the response earlier this week following the end-of-year announcement of the WOTUS final rule by the EPA.  Th...

The National Milk Producers Federation commended Congress this week for including the Growing Climate Solutions Act and the SUSTAINS Act in its final fiscal year 2023 budget package.   The measures, NMPF said, will help dairy producers seek additional sustainability opportunities as they work to fulfill the dairy sector’s voluntary, producer-led goal of becoming greenhouse gas neutral or better by

Dairy producers can now enroll for 2023 coverage through the Dairy Margin Coverage Program.  The program helps dairy farmers manage changes in milk and feed prices.  Enrollment for the program began Monday and runs through December 7th.   Last ...

The National Milk Producers Federation says the temporary, short-term lifting of restrictions on infant formula imports to address the rare infant formula shortage is a positive move to fill the supply gap.   “We did not oppose the just-passed Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act given its targeted volume and limited time frame,” said NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern. “Those guardrai... Rea

The National Milk Producers Federation supports bipartisan House legislation that will encourage additional infant formula supply imports to temporarily ease short-term shortfalls in supplies.  However, the organization said boosting longer-term domestic production to ensure safe and secure infant supplies in the future is necessary. The F...

On Friday, the Biden Administration announced the nomination of Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Alexis Taylor as USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Taylor has served as ODA’s head since her appointment by Governor Kate Brown in December 2016. Pri ...

The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Council rejected a proposal from Canada regarding U.S. access to its dairy markets. The organizations said Global Affairs Canada outlined changes last week to their current scheme for allocating USMCA dairy tariff-rate-quotas ...

The National Milk Producers Federation and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives led a coalition of 12 agricultural and conservation organizations in a letter on investments. They’re advocating for significant new funding for climate-smart agricultural practices that can help farmers to build on their environmental stewardship leadership. The ...

A group of lawmakers has called on the Biden administration to reimburse dairy producers for losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and market-related losses. In a recent letter to President Joe Biden, the 24 lawmakers say, “We strongly urge you to ensure our producers are reimbursed for as much of the roughly $725 million in foregone Class I skim milk revenue as possible.” ...