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President's
Proposed Budget Would Impact Dairy Programs
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 The
Bush Administration unveiled its proposed budget for
Fiscal Year 2007 last week. Among the nearly $9 billion
in agriculture program cuts are three areas of great
concern to dairy farmers: reducing the value of the
price support program, cutting MILC payments by 5%,
and taxing farmers 3 cents per cwt. on all of their
production. More
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Conclave Meetings Bring Together Hundreds of Farmers
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 Nearly
200 dairy farmers from across the country attended the
three Dairy Producer Conclave meetings held recently
in Sacramento, Chicago and Washington. Their collective
input concerning the policy priorities of America's
dairy producer community will be instrumental in shaping
NMPF's positions on the upcoming Farm Bill. More
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Dairy Funds Approved for National Air Emissions Research
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On January 24, 2006, the National Dairy Board (NDB) voted
overwhelmingly to approve the use of dairy check-off funds
to be used for the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study.
This past fall, Congress approved legislative language
to allow NDB to vote on the one-time use of the dairy
check-off funds.
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NMPF Continues Efforts to Reduce Impact of Byrd Amendment
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NMPF and USDEC Staff traveled to Mexico last week to meet
with high level government officials concerning the ongoing
trade restrictions imposed on U.S. dairy blend exports
to Mexico. In August 2005, Mexico exercised its right
to impose retaliatory tariffs of 30% on U.S. dairy blends
in response to the fact that the U.S. had not yet repealed
the "Byrd Amendment", a U.S. law that the WTO
has ruled to be illegal.
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U.S. Agrees to Negotiate Trade Agreement with South Korea
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The U.S. government announced that it will launch free
trade agreement negotiations with Korea. Economy-wide,
Korea is the United States' seventh-largest trading
partner in terms of two-way trade, and fifth-largest
market for U.S. agricultural goods, while the United
States is Korea's second-largest trading partner and
its largest source of foreign direct investment. More
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February NMPF Regulatory Register Now Available
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The Regulatory Register is a timely publication produced
by NMPF on a quarterly basis. This publication is for
dairy cooperatives and producers and details recent
regulatory activity directly impacting the operation
of their farms and manufacturing facilities. The publication
highlights the following areas of regulatory affairs:
Environmental, Standards and Labeling, Food Safety,
Animal Health and International. More
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NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarships
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The National Milk Producers Federation is now accepting
applications for the 2006 National Dairy Leadership
Scholarships. Each year, NMPF awards three or four scholarships
to outstanding graduate level and Ph.D. students who
are pursing research of direct benefit to milk marketing
cooperatives and the dairy industry. More
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Torgerson Book Reviews History of Dairy
Cooperatives
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America's farmer-owned cooperatives are facing unparalleled
challenges in today's fast-changing rural environment.
This is the story of how one of the most progressive
farm leaders of the 20th Century led the way toward
meeting those challenges through market-oriented business
activity. More
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Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is one of the Midwest's
oldest and largest law firms. Founded the noted trial lawyer
Edward G. Ryan, who later served as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin
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