Gregg Doud unanimously named Jim Mulhern's successor.
June 7, 2023
Gregg Doud will begin official work at NMPF in September as its chief operating officer before assuming the role of president and CEO upon Mulhern’s retirement.
The topic of naming a new top executive at NMPF will be discussed at NMPF’s board meeting in Arlington, Va.
June 6, 2023
Mulhern will retire from his position as president and CEO at the end of this year, concluding a decade of service leading the organization and capping a 45-year career in U.S. agricultural and dairy policy.
Upon official acceptance, USDA will have 30 days to review the plan and decide whether and how to move forward with a federal order hearing to review the plan.
May 1, 2023
Proposal a product of two years of examination and more than 150 meetings held to build consensus behind updates to a program that last saw significant changes in 2000.
The state of dairy exporting also discussed in “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast
May 1, 2023
Tony Rice, trade policy manager for the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), joins us for Episode 27 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast, where he discusses supply chain challenges.
U.S. dairy exports set new volume and value records again in 2022. This feat was accomplished despite high inflation and a host of other challenges to international trade, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), Arlington, Va.
Ruling is lauded by several dairy industry trade groups.
March 3, 2023
Consortium for Common Food Names showed the widespread use of gruyere in the U.S. marketplace, and craft the successful argument that non-European consumers and companies should retain their rights to consume produce and sell gruyere in the United States.
The NMPF and IDFA expressed optimism for USDA’s proposed updates to school meal nutrition standards.
February 3, 2023
NMPF and IDFA are carefully reviewing other provisions set forth in the proposed rule, including the weekly added sugars and sodium limits, to assess their impact on students’ ability to benefit from nutrient-dense dairy food. NMPF and IDFA will submit formal comments as requested by USDA.