The National Milk Producers Federation Board of Directors has endorsed a package of proposed improvements to Dairy Margin Coverage and Dairy Revenue Protection, the risk management programs dairy farmers rely on most to protect their operations against market volatility. The Board also voted to support updating the federal standard of identity for nonfat dry milk to allow protein standardization, bringing the U.S. standard in line with the international Codex Alimentarius standard.
High Desert Milk, Inc. was approved as NMPF’s newest cooperative member. Based in Burley, Idaho, High Desert Milk processes 4.5 million pounds of milk a day into butter, cream cheese, nonfat dry milk, skim milk powder, buttermilk powder and milk protein concentrate.
New board members approved by the NMPF delegates include:
- Kevin Stockwell, Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
- Derik Robinson, High Desert Milk, Inc.
- Josh Zonneveld, Land O’Lakes
- Kevin Satterwhite, Maola Local Dairies
- David Silva, Northwest Dairy Association
- Jim Boyle, United Dairymen of Arizona
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