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House Of Representatives Approves Farm Bill Legislation Containing NMPF Provisions
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 [9]The House of Representatives gave final approval to a new Farm Bill containing all of the major elements that the National Milk Producers Federation had sought when the process of writing a farm bill in Congress began earlier this year. After turning back a challenge led by Rep. Ron Kind to replace mainstream farm programs with a radical alternative, the House approved the farm bill written by the House Agriculture Committee by a vote of 231 to 191. More [10] ...
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IDairy Receives $1 Million From USDA To Move Forward Registering Premises In The Dairy Industry
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 [11]The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) will receive a grant of up to $1 million intended to register dairy premises under the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). NMPF will use the money to work with its IDairy coalition partners to further the registration effort. More [12] ...
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Annual Meeting Update
 [13]The program for the 2007 joint NMPF-National Dairy Board- United Dairy Industry Association Annual Meeting will feature dynamic and informative speakers from the worlds of sports & entertainment and politics as well as the dairy industry. This year's multi-faceted program will include the Orlando Magic's General Manager Pat Williams, along with former Florida governor and Senator Bob Graham and Leprino Foods CEO Larry Jensen. More [14] ... |
Federal Order Task Force Meets
| NMPF's Federal Order Task Force met with processors to hear their ideas on price regulation, made a recommendation on price data collection, and narrowed its alternatives to the current Class price formulas. The all-day meeting in Chicago on July 24 featured representatives from Kraft Foods and Dean Foods, who discussed their ideas on Federal order regulation. More [15] ... |
EPA Extends Clean Water Act Deadlines for Animal Feeding Operations
| To respond properly to citizen comment on a federal court order, EPA today announced a final rule extending certain compliance deadlines from July 31, 2007 to Feb. 27, 2009 for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). More [16] ... |
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