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Dairy Farmers of America see Destination Imagination as a valuable partner CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Destination Imagination (DI), a non-profit, educational, after school program where students from kindergarten through college work as teams to solve open-ended challenges, is pleased to have the Dairy Farmers of America providing milk daily for the 8,000 youth participants in Destination Imagination's Global Finals on the University of Tennessee...
Says Talk of Supply Management Already Hurting Dairy Industry Growth WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Appearing on behalf of the International Dairy Foods Association, Jon Davis, president and CEO of Davisco Foods International, testified today before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry about dairy provisions in the draft 2012 Farm Bill. Davis explained why his company and others are opposed to including a new program designed to...
Remains Hopeful That Program Will Be Removed Through Action on the Senate Floor WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jerry Slominski, senior vice president for legislative and economic affairs at the International Dairy Foods Association, issued the following statement on the Senate Agriculture Committee's vote to approve the 2012 Farm Bill and move it to the Senate floor. The bill includes a dairy market stabilization program, first introduced in H.R. 3062, the...
Asks Senate Agriculture Committee in Statement to find "Middle Ground" WASHINGTON, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association has submitted a statement for the record to the Senate Agriculture Committee which is holding a hearing today, urging the committee to reject supply management proposals. "Better risk management tools, including margin or other insurance products, for dairy farmers is the correct...
Ask for Leadership on Farm Bill to Keep Dairy Growing in S.D. WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A group of South Dakota dairy manufacturers have voiced to Senator John Thune (R-SD) their opposition to a proposed milk supply management program expected to be included in the draft Farm Bill. Pointing to the growing dairy industry in South Dakota, the presidents and CEOs of four large dairy companies - Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.; Lake Norden Food Ingredient...
Testimony outlines dangers of government-mandated production limits GREEN BAY, Wis., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association: John Pagel of Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy presented his position on dairy supply management at an Agriculture Policy Conference sponsored by U.S. Reps. Reid Ribble (WI-8) and Tom Petri (WI-6) in Kimberly, Wisconsin. The event was designed for people from the Wisconsin's...
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Dairy Council and The Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo, today announced a partnership that will leverage the strengths of both organizations to develop effective programs in schools and other channels to increase children's access to breakfast, nutritious snacks and physical activity. The National Dairy Council, under the leadership of America's dairy farmers, and Quaker have long been dedicated to creating healthier...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Now we are getting somewhere. The Dairy Advancement Act offered by Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), moves the dairy industry towards consensus on a path forward. Most importantly the bill will not hamstring our industry with a new government program to limit milk supply as does the controversial Peterson proposal. It sets no limits on the ability of dairy farmers to grow their businesses, and offers a safety net without strings attached....
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Dairy policy continues to be highly controversial. The International Dairy Foods Association, representing milk and dairy manufacturers and 200,000 jobs across the country, opposes S. 1658 and H.R. 3111 because they would limit the U.S. milk supply and raise milk prices. The bills also fail to reduce the regulatory burden, caused by our antiquated and unnecessary milk pricing system, on the dairy industry. "To find consensus on dairy...
Statement by Connie Tipton, President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association WASHINGTON, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement can be attributed to IDFA President and CEO Connie Tipton regarding draft legislation related to dairy policy that was circulated today by Rep. Collin Peterson, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee. "We are disappointed that Rep. Collin Peterson is circulating draft legislation that clearly would take the dairy...
