National Milk Producers Federation

Foundation for the Future, which has evolved into the Dairy Security Act, is a package of proposed dairy policy programs that dramatically improves the traditional approach to dairy policy and fosters a more economically-viable and secure future for dairy producers. Learn more by visiting www.futurefordairy.com. The website contains helpful resources such as a Dairy Security Act fact sheet.

As part of the efforts to garner support for the Dairy Security Act, NMPF has prepared a series of flyers that highlight different aspects of the legislation. Each flyer will be posted online for general use after it has been sent to Capitol Hill.

Flyer 1 - Time to Enact a Dairy Program That Works (PDF) (JPG)

Flyer 2 - Dairy Farmers Can't Afford Another 2009 (PDF) (JPG)

Flyer 3 - Does This Sound Fair? (PDF) (JPG)

Flyer 4 - A Dairy Program Designed to Protect Farmers and Encourage Exports (PDF) (JPG)

Flyer 5 - Here's a Dairy Program That Will Help Farmers and Reduce Hunger (PDF) (JPG)

Flyer 6 - The Dairy Debate is Not Farmers vs. Processors (PDF) (JPG)

NMPF continues to urge dairy producers and their cooperatives to contact their U.S. Senators and tell them to support the Dairy Security Act when the 2012 Farm Bill arrives for a vote in front of the full Senate. NMPF's Dairy G.R.E.A.T. website provides an easy way to do so.

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The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is a farm commodity organization representing most of the dairy marketing cooperatives serving this nation. NMPF members market the majority of the milk produced in the U.S., making the NMPF the principal voice on national issues for dairy cooperatives and their dairy farmer members.

The Federation uses its unique resources to harness the ever-changing political and marketing environments to enhance and promote the economic well-being of dairy producers and their cooperatives through coordinated industry efforts.

Learn more about NMPF.

NMPF manages Cooperatives Working Together, a voluntary, producer-funded, multi-dimensional, national program that has been strengthening milk prices and bringing long-term price stability to America's dairy farm families since 2003.

The National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management^TM is a nation-wide, verifiable program that addresses animal well-being. Its mission is to demonstrate and verify that U.S. milk producers are committed to providing the highest standards of animal care and quality assurance.

The American Butter Institute is a trade association for manufacturers, processors, marketers, and distributors of butter and butter products. Originally established as the National Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers in 1908, ABI's mission is to promote and protect the interest and welfare of the butter industry.

The National Ice Cream Mix Association, established in 1945, is a nonprofit trade association representing the manufacturing industry of ice cream mix, soft serve frozen dessert mix and shake mix.

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