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Farm Bill Still Awaiting Action
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 NMPF is still pushing for the Farm Bill to be finished before March 15th, which is when the current bill's short-term extension expires. Congressional staff discussions continue between the House and Senate, but action has been slowed due largely to the focus on the pending economic stimulus package. The House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees need to iron out the details of the budget issues in the Farm Bill before many of the substantive issues, such as payment limitations, can be resolved. More...
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CWT Announces Inclusion of Bred Heifer Option in Next Herd Retirement
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.jpg) On January 28, CWT officials declared that dairy producers wanting to participate in the next herd retirement will be given the option of selling all their bred heifers, along with their other milk cows, through the program. CWT will establish a flat rate for each bred heifer to be paid to any producer who elects to offer those animals with their herd retirement bid, meaning that producers whose bids are accepted will receive payments from CWT, in addition to payments from a packing facility for the animals’ beef value. More...
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FDA Releases Risk Assessment on Cloned Livestock
 The safety of meat and milk from cloned animals was affirmed last month by the Food and Drug Administration, but livestock owners interested in selling those products are still being asked to observe a moratorium while marketplace issues are sorted out by the government. On Jan. 15th, the FDA announced that it had completed a several-years long investigation into the risk that may be posed by cloned animal products. More... |
NMPF Rejects Proposal for Management of Mexican Sugar Trade
| As Congress worked on the Farm Bill throughout the month of January, NMPF and other U.S. agricultural interests became aware of a proposal being considered by House and Senate Farm Bill conferees to manage American sugar trade with Mexico. Such a proposal would dampen the flow of free trade between the two countries, setting a dangerous precedent.... More... |
Ed Schafer Begins New Position as Secretary of Agriculture
| Former North Dakota Ed Schafer was sworn in last month as the nation's 29th Secretary of Agriculture. The grandson of an immigrant farmer from Denmark, the Bismarck native was an executive in his family's Gold Seal company before serving as governor from 1992 to 2000. More... |
NMPF Meets with EPA to Discuss Review of CAFO Rule
| At the beginning of January, NMPF met with EPA's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate a rule which would affect requirements for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). More... |
USDA Releases New Disaster Assistance Information
| On January 25, the USDA stated that eligible farmers and ranchers who have experienced livestock, livestock feed, and crop losses that happened before Dec. 31, 2007, can now apply for federal disaster payments. More... |
NMPF Joins Global Dairy Platform
| NMPF has become a member of the Global Dairy Platform, an association of domestic and international dairy marketing organizations working together to bolster the image of dairy foods. More... |
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