Farm Bill Fight Spills into May; Final Package Nears Completion
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 President Bush last Friday signed yet another short-term extension of the 2002 Farm Bill, giving congressional negotiators until May 16th to complete work on the long-awaited 2008 Farm Bill. Last week, congressional conferees came to terms on many of the outstanding items in need of resolution. While the final conference report has yet to be released, NMPF is optimistic... More...
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NMPF Supports Ban on Nonambulatory Animals in the Food Supply
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 As part of a joint statement with the American Meat Institute and the National Meat Association, NMPF announced on April 24 that it believed that USDA should not allow any nonambulatory, or downer, cattle into the nation's food supply. The message came in response to a citizen petition filed by the three organizations in which they urged USDA to eliminate a regulation... More...
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National Commission Faults Conventional Agriculture for Impact on Human, Animal Health
 After a two-year investigative process, the Pew Commission on Industrial Food Animal Production held a news conference last week in Washington to unveil its findings and offer recommendations to change how animal proteins are produced. The final report said that "industrial farm animal production" poses risks to the human and animal health, and to the environment. More... |
FDA Announces New Regulations on BSE Feed Ban Rule
| Last month, FDA finalized regulations on the exclusion of Specified Risk Materials (SRM) from all feed. This enhanced FDA BSE Feed Ban Rule, originally proposed in 2005, strengthens existing safeguards designed to help prevent the spread of BSE in U.S. cattle and will take effect on April 27, 2009. More... |
NMPF Challenges Potential Changes in Clean Water Act
| Later this week, NMPF will send a letter to Chairman James Oberstar and Ranking Member John Mica of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to address an immediate concern for the dairy industry over potential changes in the Clean Water Act (CWA). More... |
Climate Change Legislation Draws Attention from Agricultural Groups
| As part of the on-going efforts on climate change, NMPF has joined several other agriculture organizations in sending a letter to Chairwoman Barbara Boxer and Ranking Member James Inhofe of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee... More... |
South Korea Opens Market for U.S. Beef Imports
| In April, South Korea announced that it would be fully opening its market to U.S. beef. Korea has long had restrictions on U.S. beef imports due to the U.S. cases of BSE. Korea's refusal to abide by international guidelines and accept U.S. beef... More... |
Colombian Free Trade Agreement Delayed Indefinitely
| The prospects for the Colombia Free Trade Agreement have dimmed now that congressional consideration of the measure has been postponed. The Bush Administration sent implementing legislation on the FTA to Congress last month, starting the clock running on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)... More... |
USDEC/CWT Trade Mission Heads to the Far East
| The objective of CWT's Export Assistance Strategic Business Plan is to support proactive development of sustainable export markets for U.S. cheese, butterfat and whole milk powder... More... |
NMPF Forms Sustainability Task Force
| In order to ensure that dairy products - and dairy producers - are well-positioned in the marketplace as retailers and consumers focus more on the sustainability of the food supply, NMPF has formed a task force.... More... |
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