Dairy Defined

National Milk Producers Federation
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National Milk Producers Federation

  1. MAR 17

    Lactose-Free Milk Makes Schoolkids Smile

    Jessica Shelly is the Director of Student Dining Services for Cincinnati Public Schools in Cincinnati, Ohio. She's responsible for overseeing the service of more than 60,000 meals a day in the lunchroom operations at 65 schools. And in 2023, her school system tried something different: It offered its students lactose-free milk. The hugely successful pilot project has now been adopted district-wide, improving nutrition, boosting school lunch participation and reducing food waste. The Cincinnat...

    10 min

  2. FEB 13

    Science Makes the Case for Whole Milk, Teicholz Says

    You don’t have to be part of the dairy sector to see how important whole milk is for children, best-selling author Nina Teicholz, Ph.D., said in the latest Dairy Defined Podcast. That’s because nutrition science makes a compelling case for full-fat milk, underscoring the importance of getting whole milk back in schools, the goal of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, she said. Children who drink whole milk tend to be healthier, she said. “You need the fat in the milk to digest the vita...

    25 min

  3. JAN 13

    Ready for Action: NMPF’s Bleiberg Anticipates Busy 2025

    With a Republican “trifecta” of House, Senate and White House control, 2025 will be an active year in Washington, NMPF Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Paul Bleiberg said in a Dairy Defined Podcast released today. “Everybody should just buckle up. It's going to be a busy 2025,” said Bleiberg, who leads NMPF’s lobbying efforts. The trifecta “means a certain ability to move your agenda through unilaterally or without the other party involved,” he said. “It also in bro...

    13 min

  4. 12/16/2024

    Vitaliano’s Valedictory: Economist Shares Thoughts on Dairy’s Evolution

    After nearly four decades as an economist at NMPF, Dr. Peter Vitaliano is retiring at the end of the year. He predicts a bright future for the industry. “The U.S. dairy industry produces a huge variety of great products, for which consumption is continuing to grow,” Vitaliano said in a Dairy Defined Podcast. “It has very progressive farms and farmers, and great leadership amongst our organizations, and great organizations. That has been the case when I came, it's the case now, and...

    14 min

  5. 11/12/2024

    New FARM Initiative Advances Dairy Stewardship

    FARM Environmental Stewardship Version 3 is out – and it's a step forward for dairy farmers both as stewards and as business managers, according to NMPF Chief Sustainability Officer Nicole Ayache, who oversaw development of the initiative through the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, in a Dairy Defined Podcast released today. With new, updating modeling, under FARM ES Version 3, “farmers can actually run scenarios to assess practice or technology cha...

    12 min

  6. 10/28/2024

    Dairy Resilient in the Face of Natural Disasters, H5N1

    Dairy farmers are remaining resilient as they manage their way through H5N1 in dairy cattle and respond to natural disasters that have devastated farms, NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney said in remarks at the organization’s annual meeting. “Farming is hard. I said that. We all know that. But when you get hit with weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, droughts, the list goes on and on, unexpected costs, that makes it even harder,” Mooney said in his remarks Oct. 22. “You get hit with th...

    22 min

  7. 10/15/2024

    Three-a-Day Dairy Important to a Healthy Life, National Medical Association Leader Says

    With the dietary guidelines for American Scientific Advisory Committee reviewing the science for the upcoming 2025 guidelines, better nutrition for diverse American communities is getting a lot of attention. Dr. Priscilla Mpasi, a Philadelphia physician and board member of the National Medical Association, said dairy’s essential to support in the dietary recommendations the guidelines make, given its importance to nutrition in families with diverse backgrounds. “The science is very clear abou...

    22 min

  8. 08/19/2024

    Milk Serves Americans Well, Lipps Says

    The federal government is seeking comments related to the next iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as it reviews the science behind healthy eating, with a plan expected next year. Dairy has always had a central role in proper nutrition, and newer science reinforces that. That doesn’t mean the process is easy, two experts said in a Dairy Defined podcast released today. “One of the biggest distinguishing factors in this year's advisory committee is a focus on using a health ...

    17 min
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      National Milk Producers Federation
    • Years Active
      2019 - 2025
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