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Brian Rexing, an Indiana dairy farmer and member of the Dairy Farmers of America cooperative, was chosen as the 15th chairman at the National Milk Producers Federation’s Joint Annual Meeting.

The National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs play an important role in promoting the consumption of healthy foods, including dairy.

U.S. dairy producers received some good news when the Senate Ag Committee unanimously approved a bill expanding milk options in school lunch menus.

Dairy farmers from around the nation approved a new initiative to boost dairy exports and welcomed a new cooperative member, as well as new farmer-leaders as the National Milk Producers Federations’ Board of Directors meeting concluded this week.  ...

Groups like the National Milk Producers Federation and others applauded the Senate Ag Committee for supporting, by voice vote, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.  The bill’s markup is a critical first step in passing the bipartisan legislation, which has already been approved at the House committee level.   “...

The National Milk Producers Federation, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce signed an MOU to deepen cooperation between the U.S. and Indonesian dairy industries.  The Memorandum of Understanding outlines a framework for collaboration to support enhanced dairy trade, strengthen commercial cooperation, and bolster public nutrition through promoting greater consumpti

American farmers are facing a variety of challenges right now.  Tariffs are on and then off, then on again.  Prices for most commodities are down while input and labor costs are up.  Despite the headwinds, Chris Galen, senior vice president of member services and governance for the National Milk Producers Federation, said the dairy industry is doing fine.   “So far, so goo...

Dairy producers from across the nation celebrated “fairer” milk prices for farmers during the National Milk Producers Federation Board of Directors meeting, which concluded this week.  They also pledged to work together to meet significant challenges on labor, trade, and other issues.  Dairy farmers heard...

The National Milk Producers Federation applauds the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act to help increase kids’ access to milk’s vital nutrients.     The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee reaffirmed in its Scientific Report that most kids and adolescents are not meeting daily dairy intake recommendations,” said NMPF President and CEO Gregg Doud. “Good nutrition is the cornerst... Read Mo

Farm Bill frustration was evident at the recent annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation in Phoenix.  “Farming is hard,” NMPF Chair and Missouri farmer Randy Mooney told members gathered for their annual conference that producing is even more difficult without an updated Farm Bill.   “We’ve got a...