Advocacy
Every post the Federation has filed under Advocacy.
A labeling comment period worth your two cents
A comment period on cheese labeling standards is open, and the Standards Committee wants member voices in it before it closes, not after the rule is set.
Read postShipping cheese across a state line
A member's shipment got held up over a rule most cheesemakers only learn about the hard way. Here's the 60-day standard and what documentation actually holds up.
Read postA new round of raw-milk bills, and what we're watching
State legislatures are back in session and several have opened with direct-to-consumer raw-milk bills. Here's what the language usually covers and how to weigh in.
Read postThe paperwork that ships with the wheel
As holiday orders pick up, members are running into the same interstate shipment snag every December — here's what we're asking regulators to fix and what to do…
Read postThe extension that bought everyone a year
Federal lawmakers extended the current farm bill through next fall instead of writing a new one. We look at what that means for the margin-coverage program members actually…
Read postThe margin that finally loosened
Federal margin support improved again in November and a one-year farm bill extension kept existing dairy programs in place. Neither is a fix, and members should keep making…
Read postA farm bill deadline slips
Federal lawmakers are on track to miss this week's farm bill deadline. Here is what that actually changes for members waiting on raw-milk aging rules and small-producer exemptions.
Read postThe exemption that's about to get smaller
A federal food-safety compliance deadline that touches small producers takes effect in early 2024. Our advocacy volunteers are hearing the same question on every call: does this apply…
Read postA safety net for feed-cost swings is set to expire
The federal farm program that pays out when feed costs outrun milk prices is due to lapse at the end of the month. Here is what that means…
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