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NMPF Staff Outreach Runs from Phoenix to Peru

Posted on by Rachel Ravencraft

The new year has seen NMPF staff sharing expertise and supporting the industry domestically and abroad.

Vice President of Economic Policy and Market Analysis Stephen Cain gave a protein-focused economic outlook Feb. 10 at the Farm Journal Top Producers meeting in Nashville. Senior Vice President of Global Economic Affairs Will Loux presented to the Board of Directors of Lone Star Milk Producers Feb. 18 in Dallas, followed by a Feb. 24 presentation to the Dairy Management Inc. Board in Phoenix.

The FARM Program partnered with Saputo and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Dairyland Initiative for the inaugural USA Dairy Welfare Roundtable, a collaborative discussion of dairy farmers and animal welfare scientists Jan. 21-22 in Madison, WI.

The roundtable focused on prevalent topics within the animal welfare sector, such as lameness, social housing and calf care. Discussion amongst the group helped frame what’s in store for the industry, using a SWOT analysis approach to identify key issues and potential ways to navigate those challenges.

In trade policy, NMPF’s team of Executive vice presidents Shawna Morris and Jaime Castaneda, and Senior Director Tony Rice, along with Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs Miquela Hanselman, spent the week of Feb. 24 in Lima, Peru at the Latin America Nutrition Congress hosted by the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

And NMPF Executive Vice President Alan Bjerga spoke to dairy farmers Jan. 28 at the Colorado Farm Show in Greeley, focusing on recent policy wins and efforts to support farmers during a time of low milk prices.

Organizations interested in having NMPF staff take part in their events should contact Casey Kinler, ckinler@nmpf.org.

FARM Highlights NMPF Outreach in June

Posted on by Theresa Sweeney

NMPF outreach to the dairy community was highlighted by the FARM team in June, as staff shared expertise across the industry.

FARM’s senior director of animal care, Beverly Hampton Phifer, presented Managing an Animal Care Crisis June 5 at the Dairy Welfare Symposium in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Valerie Smith, with Food Safety Net Services, and Hampton Phifer co-presented the efforts of FARM and implementation of the Animal Care Concern Protocol.

Emily Yeiser Stepp, FARM’s executive director, attended the American Dairy Science Association conference June 16-19 in West Palm Beach, FL. Yeiser Stepp presented with Chase DeCoite, Vice President of Food Industry Relations for Dairy Management, Inc., on June 18.  The pair’s presentation, Demonstrating U.S. Dairy’s Commitment to Animal Care, discussed how FARM supports continuous improvement on all U.S. dairy farms and understanding the supply chain’s interest in animal care.

Nicole Ayache, Chief Sustainability Officer at NMPF, discussed FARM’s Environmental Stewardship Version 3 upcoming launch at the Innovation Center for US Dairy Board of Directors meeting on June 27. The Version 3 update is two years in the making, surrounding a new evaluation tool, the Ruminant Farms Systems model (RuFaS), which will support dairy industry efforts to reach GHG neutral by 2050 as well as to respond to growing customer requests.

Other staff highlights included Will Loux, NMPF’s senior vice president for global economic affairs, speaking on the state of the dairy industry to Dairy Management Inc. officers and the Innovation Center in Rosemont, IL, giving an overview of long-term trends of the industry in production, supply and demand.