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Unfinished Price Hearing Will Reconvene in April
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 A week of testimony about Federal Milk Marketing Orders barely scratched the surface of 20 proposals to change the Federal Order Class III and IV milk price formulas. Six proposals were formally presented last week, and three were withdrawn by their proponents before the hearing adjourned on March 2. The rest, and additional testimony on all, will be heard at a continuation of the hearing tentatively scheduled for the week of April 9 in Indianapolis. More ...
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Cass-Clay and AMPI Announce Merger
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  The boards of directors of two of NMPF's members have approved an intent to merge. The dairy farmer-owners of North Dakota-based Cass-Clay Creamery, Inc. and Minnesota-based Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) will form one cooperative. More ...
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Coalition Pushes Wider Renewable Fuels Use
 A coalition of farm groups (including NMPF), hunters, environmentalists and some business interests favoring expanded use of renewable fuels is lobbying for $65 billion of new federal incentives to achieve their goal over the next five years. The group is called the 25X'25 Renewable Energy Alliance, since its target is to produce 25% of the nation's energy from farm, ranch and forest products by 2025. More ... |
NMPF Reminds USDA to Use Dairy Export Incentive Program
| Last week, NMPF sent a letter to the USDA regarding the usage of the DEIP program. NMPF once again explained that DEIP is an integral component in the existing U.S. dairy support system and serves as an essential leg of support to the U.S. dairy industry by countering the continuous export subsidies from Europe. More ... |
Dean Foods Won't Use Cloned Cows' Milk
| The nation's largest fluid milk processor, Dean Foods Co., said recently it won't purchase milk from cloned animals. "Based on the desire of our customers and consumers, Dean Foods will not accept milk from cows that have been cloned," according to a Dean statement that was first made public on a food-oriented blog and was later confirmed by the Dallas-based dairy processor. More ... |
National Dairy Leaders Conference Deadlines Approaching
 Make plans to attend the National Dairy Leaders Conference held April 15 - 17, 2007. The meeting will take place at the Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA, located about 45 minutes East of Portland, OR. The hotel cut off date is March 13 so make your reservations today. The program is filled with farm tours, industry panels, speakers and the opportunity to talk with other dairy industry leaders from around the country. More ... |
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