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January 25, 2012
Look Who's Joined IDFA
IDFA welcomes seven new members this month. Milk Industry Foundation & International Ice Cream Association Stewart's Processing Corp.P.O. Box 435Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-0435Ph: (518) 581-1300Fax: (518) 581-1309www.stewartsshops.comContact: Adam H. Seybolt, Accountant(aseybolt@stewartsshops.com)Products/Services: Stewart's Processing Corp. manufactures...
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January 19, 2012
Dairy Forum Speakers Predict Bright Future for Dairy
The 27th annual Dairy Forum, held this week in La Quinta, Calif., drew more than 900 processors, producers, suppliers and industry participants, matching last year's record attendance. With the focus on the geopolitics of food, Dairy Forum speakers agreed that the growing global population and increasing consumer demands will require new technology...
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January 19, 2012
Thank You, 2012 Dairy Forum Sponsors!
The 27th annual Dairy Forum drew a crowd of more than 900 dairy producers, processors, suppliers and other industry participants, matching last year's record attendance. IDFA thanks the 15 companies that sponsored events and activities during Dairy Forum. Premier Sponsors Elanco Portola Packaging, Inc. Rabobank Tetra Pak Inc. Awards Breakfast Chr...
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January 19, 2012
New IDFA Policy & Politics Conference to Launch in September
Political junkies and policy wonks won’t want to miss IDFA's new Policy & Politics Conference, September 19-21, just before the 2012 elections and the expiration of current farm programs. Join us in our nation’s capital to get up-to-the-minute, firsthand insights from leaders in Congress and the administration and give them your unfiltered feedback...
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January 19, 2012
IDFA Welcomes Canada, Japan and Mexico to TPP Talks – with Caveats
In three sets of comments filed last week with the U.S. Trade Representative, IDFA encouraged the acceptance of Canada, Japan and Mexico as partners in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations. IDFA warned, however, that current protectionist domestic policies and potential restrictive trade agreements between these countries and the European...
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January 19, 2012
Chamber of Commerce Launches New Free Enterprise Website
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week launched a new FreeEnterprise.com website, an innovative platform for free market news and ideas. The site aggregates the Chamber's content and includes newsmaker interviews, opinion pieces and social and multi-media. One of the highlighted postings is the "State of American Business Address" delivered last week...
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January 19, 2012
Sweetener Colloquium Only Three Weeks Away; Have You Registered Yet?
There's still time to register for the 2012 International Sweetener Colloquium, which will be held February 12-15 at The Waldorf Astoria Orlando in Orlando, Fla. Hosted by IDFA and the Sweeteners Users Association, the event will cover the sweetener industry's latest challenges and opportunities with presentations from a wide range of speakers. Featured...
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January 11, 2012
FDA Begins Drug Residue Sampling Survey
The Food and Drug Administration drug residue sampling survey that was initially proposed in 2010 is now underway. Members may login for more information. FDA aims to determine if farms with previous drug residue violations in market-bound meat from dairy cows have farm management practices that may lead to drug residues in milk. The survey involves...
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January 11, 2012
Farm Bill and Dairy Policy Back on Congressional Table
By Chelsee Woodey, IDFA Director of Legislative Affairs When Congress returns to Washington next week for the second session of the 112th Congress, the agriculture committees must begin consideration of the next Farm Bill before the current law expires on September 30, 2012. Efforts to short-circuit the process late in 2011 failed, and agriculture...
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January 11, 2012
MIF Leaders Call for 'Level Playing Field' for Milk in Schools
Late last year, President Obama signed into law the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010" to reauthorize federal nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program that feed more than 30 million children a year. IDFA supported the bill, which called for updating school meal requirements and setting nutrition...
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