NMPF Urges FDA: Enforce U.S. Standards for Dairy Food Labeling

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) long absence of enforcement of its own food standards has allowed the marketing of hundreds of deceptively labeled dairy imitators – a situation requiring immediate action by the federal government, National Milk Producers Federation officials told the agency during a high-level meeting in Maryland. Food policy staff from the National Milk Producers Federation …

New Animal Disease Prep and Response Plan Available

Flexibility is part of the framework in a new plan for the preparation of and response to any emerging animal diseases in livestock and poultry. Rod Bain has the story.     Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

NMPF Officer, Michigan Cooperative President Highlights Concerns with Dairy Safety Net in Senate Farm Bill Hearing

Congress must revise the dairy safety net program established in the 2014 Farm Bill to provide farmers with effective risk management protection that will increase participation in the program, according to Ken Nobis, president of the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and first vice-chair of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), who spoke at a 2018 Farm Bill hearing today. …

Georgia Beef Board to Meet This Saturday

The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association will hold its 2017 Summer Conference July 28-29 in Hiawassee, GA. And as a part of that event, the quarterly meeting of the Georgia Beef Board will take place this Saturday.       Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Beef Discussed at Florida Food Symposium

The Florida Beef Council recently attended an event where it was able to talk beef with a group of influencers. In this week’s beef checkoff report, FBC’s director of beef marketing and promotions, Allyson Trimble, says it was a great opportunity for the council to spread information about how beef is important in a healthy diet. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …

Pleased with AJCA Round-Up

The Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association Round-Up took place this past weekend in Montgomery. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says the association was pleased with this year’s event.     Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 4 Percent

USDA has released its monthly cattle on feed report, and as of July 1, the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States was 4 percent above July 1, 2016. USDA livestock analyst Shale Shagam has the numbers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here are the Alabama and Georgia livestock market reports for the week ending July 21st, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states.   AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended July 21, 2017, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,400 head compared to 12, 332 last week and 10,286 a year ago. …

NCBA Region II VP Discusses Issues

Region II Vice President for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is Don Quincey from Chiefland, Florida. During the recent Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, AgNet Media’s Gary Cooper talked with him about some of the issues facing cattle producers, not only here in the Southeast, but across the country.     Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding …

NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse

In a meeting with Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern expressed appreciation on behalf of the nation’s dairy farmers for the congressman’s work to advance NMPF’s proposal to expand the H-2A farm worker visa program to include year-round employees on dairy farms. During consideration Wednesday of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s annual …