Jim Mulhern

More than 22,000 dairy farmers enrolled in the new Dairy Margin Coverage program, paying out more than $300 million this year.  The National Milk Producers Federation said none of the assistance would have occurred under the old Margin Protection Program.  ...

For a long time, several Ag groups, including the National Milk Producers Federation, have called on the FDA to crack down on what they call confusing or misleading branding.   Case in point, Country Crock’s Plant Based butter.  Jim Mulh...

With the signup deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage program quickly approaching on September 20th, the National Milk Producers Federation is urging all dairy farmers to enroll in the program. The program is guaranteed to pay all producers enrolled at the maximum $9...

With the signup deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage program quickly approaching on September 20th, the National Milk Producers Federation is urging all dairy farmers to enroll in the program. The program is guaranteed to pay all producers enrolled at the maximum $9...

Ask dairy leaders, locally and nationally, and they’ll tell you that the industry needs not only the USMCA to be passed, but the 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum to be removed.  Those tariffs they will contend negate any USMCA benefits.  National...

The National Milk Producers Federation voiced strong support for the DAIRY PRIDE Act, calling it another means toward a crucial end of the mislabeling of non-dairy products as “milks” in the marketplace.  The legislation was reintroduced last week by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin.  NMPF said the ...

New consumer research supported by the dairy industry shows Americans widely disapprove of dairy terms being used by fake-milk producers and confusion on the nutritional content of milk versus plant-based imitators.  The national survey conducted by a global market research and consulting firm, found only 20% of all consumers said plant-based beverages should be labeled milk, as U.S. dietary gui..

The National Milk Producers Federation welcomes the FDA’s request for public comments on dairy foods labeling.  NMPF CEO and President Jim Mulhern said this group is hopeful that this will finally end the misleading practices of plant-based foods imitating real dairy products.  The organizat...

Dairy producers have a few more days to enroll in the Dairy Margin Protection Program.  The Department of Agriculture extended the enrollment period by a week, meaning producers have now until this Friday, June 8th, to enroll.   The National Milk Producers Federation and several lawmakers asked USDA to consider the enrollment extension to allow farmers additional time to enroll or adjust their exi

Changes to the Margin Protection Program for dairy will ease costs of the program for dairy farmers, but the National Milk Producers Federation says a dairy supply management program is not likely in the near future.  NMPF's Jim Mulhern said while things are not great in the dairy industry right now, the White House and Congress are not supportive of any supply management programs.   ...