Dairy Industry
Links
Learn more about issues covered by
The Milkweed
Bunting’s Blog a discussion of a wide range of dairy issues
Genetically Modified Foods
The Washington Post Dec. 25, 2006 FDA May Clear Cloned Food, But Public Has Little Appetite
MPCs & Casein Imports/Canadian Milk Imports
Post-Star Glensville, NY Nov. 18, 2007 Milk imports may be banned
Infoshop.com Milk Protein Concentrate (MPC) - Consumers Must be Warned - by Brenda Cochran and Donna Hall
FEDERATION DES PRODUCTEURS DE LAIT DU QUEBEC Canadian dairy farmers protest MPC imports at Parmalat plant in Quebec
CropChoice News Got MPC? includes comments by John Bunting of The Milkweed.
Conditions of Competition for Milk Protein Products in the U.S. Market the U.S. International Trade Commission’s report requested by Congress. Click report link under "New and Notable" section.
U.S. Coalition for Nutritional Ingredients members of the big $$$ processor lobby fighting to protect MPC and casein imports.
Bunting MPC Testimony presented to the U.S. International Trade Commission hearing on behalf of the National Family Farm Coalition.
Is U.S. Becoming A Net Food Importer?
Cropchoice.com reprint of “Surging Imports Of Food Threaten Wider Trade Gap” story from the Nov. 8, 2004 issue of The Wall Street Journal.
Proposed Amendments Redefine Milk for Class I (Fluid) & Class III (Cheese) Uses, and FDA Ice Cream Standards
News story from Scripps Howard News Service Feb. 8, 2006 What is cheese? FDA wrestles with issue
Mission Possible International FDA'S NASTY PROPOSAL FOR "MYSTERY MILK" (AND ASPARTAME) FOR ICE CREAM
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Study on Multipotential Carcinogenic Effects of AspartameCNN/Money.com news commentary Dec. 7, 2005 on Arguing about Ice Cream: Cherry-vanilla water buffalo ice cream
Alan Guebert Farm and Food column for Oct. 23, 2005 Not Milk
John Bunting testimony at public hearing June 20, 2005, Pittsburgh, PA
Free Trade
Lou Dobbs, CNN.com Nov. 22, 2006 Populist tide has elitists running scared
U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement find out all the official details on this misguided trade pact that sets dangerous new precedents for dairy, sugar, etc.
Free Trade Agreement of the Americas official website of the FTAA, with copies of the draft agreements, ministerial declaration, timelines, trade databases, etc.
U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement
U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Potential Econcomywide (sic) And Selected Sectoral Effects: click report link under "New and Notable" section.
U.S. Trade Representative documents draft texts of the agreement, U.S. Govt. press releases, etc.
Australian Dept. of Foreign Affairs & Trade draft texts of agreement, official statements, fact sheets, briefings, etc.
Mad Cows: U.S. Ban on Canadian Beef Imports
R-CALF USA Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America: THE alternative voice of grassroots cattle producers.
NPR All Things Considered 3/15/05 report Cattle Industry Divided Over Canadian Beef Imports
All Other Topics
Andrew Martin story in the Chicago Tribune July 4, 2006 Nevada loophole large enough for river of milk
John Nichols commentary in The Nation Feb. 9, 2006 Jose Bove's Not Welcome in Bush's USA
Cairns Group learn more about the Cairns Group and its members’ “vision statement” for a free trade and open borders.
Canadian Dairy Info from Dairy Farmers of Canada. Good source.
Code of Federal Regulations/Dairy (cheese)
Code of Federal Regulations/Dairy (milk and cream)
Congressional Record Index 1983-2004
Cooperatives Working Together National Milk Producers Federation's voluntary supply management program
CropChoice.com EXCELLENT SITE: an alternative news and information source for American farmers and consumers about genetically modified crops, corporate agribusiness concentration, farm and trade policy, sustainable agriculture, wind farming and alternative energy, and rural economic and social issues.
Dairy America Fonterra/New Zealand Dairy Board as exclusive milk powder marketer for 7 U.S. dairy co-ops.
DairiConcepts DFA-Fonterra/New Zealand Dairy Board joint venture on cheese, milk proteins, etc..
Dairy Farmers of America largest U.S. dairy co-op, "the biggest horse in the barn makes the most manure".
"Dairy Market News" EXCELLENT SOURCE OF MARKET INFO -- as good as it gets, published weekly at 3 p.m. Fridays..
Dairy Trade Coalition "Save the Spotted Cow" -- the alternative, producer-oriented voice on trade issues.
EWG Farm Subsidy Database controversial listing of who received what USDA federal farm program payments.
EPA's
National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
information and toll free hotline service to help farmers comply with
ag-related environmental regulations.
Federal Register publishes all proposed and final federal regulations.
FDA Import Detentions (OASIS) listing of dairy products & other imports rejected for poor sanitation, etc..
Food Marketing Policy Center, U of Connecticut
Fonterra new name for the New Zealand Dairy Board. the official scoop on New Zealand’s Fonterra and its global dairy operations
FDA Center for Food and Applied Nutrition deals with food safety and standards, including natural cheeses.
GAO Report on Milk Protein Concentrate, March 2001 (requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Global Trade Watch a project of Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen group, provides resources on government and corporate accountability in the globalization and trade arena.
Graze Joel McNair's magazine covering alternative milk production systems.
IDFA The gospel according to Tip and "T--s", the big dairy processor lobby.
Indian Dairy Industry Backgrounder lots of information on the world's biggest milk producer, a nation "all set to become the world's largest food factory."
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) EXCELLENT source for global food/trade issues. Also see Trade Observatory the IATP’s resource center on the FTAA, agriculture and related topics.
International Milk Haulers Association Milk hauling is a critical, if often not fully respected, sector of dairy, and milk haulers have much in common with farmers.
Kraft Foods major user of MPC.
Land O Lakes dairy co-op & dairy importer - hanky-panky behind the Indian maiden???.
Monsanto rBGH and other GMO products.
National Family Farm Coalition a national link for 34 grassroots organizations in 32 states, involved with credit, trade, and farm and food policy issues.
National Milk Producers Federation dairy co-op processor lobby ... will they ever get it right?. WTO Free Trade "White Paper" NEW! Import Watch 4th Qtr 2009 Import Watch 3rd Qtr 2009 Import Watch 2nd Qtr 2009 Import Watch 1st Qtr 2009 Import Watch 4th Qtr 2008 Import Watch 3rd Qtr 2008 Import Watch 2nd Qtr 2008 Import Watch 1st Qtr 2008 Import Watch 4th Qtr 2007 Import Watch 3rd Qtr 2007 Import Watch 2nd Qtr 2007 Import Watch 1st Qtr 2007 Import Watch 4th Qtr 2006 Import Watch 3rd Qtr 2006 Import Watch 2nd Qtr 2006 Import Watch 1st Qtr 2006 Import Watch 4th Qtr 2005 Import Watch 3rd Qtr 2005 Import Watch 2nd Qtr 2005 Import Watch 1st Qtr 2005 Import Watch 4th Qtr 2004 Import Watch 3rd Qtr 2004 Import Watch 1st Qtr 2004 Import Watch 4th Qtr 2003 Import Watch 3rd Qtr 2003 Import Watch 2nd Qtr 2003 Import Watch 4th Qtr 2002 Import Watch 3rd Qtr 2002 Import Watch 2nd Qtr 2002 Import Watch 1st Qtr 2002
New York Attorney General finally takes action against illegal foreign dairy imports.
Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Thomas Legislative Search Engine look up Congressional bills by number and key words.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) responsible for Codex and other global food safety standards.
UN FAO Report on 3rd World Dairy Farming see our Hall of Shame page photo.
U.S. Agriculture Trade Negotiating Proposal U.S. government's plans to sell livestock producers down the river.
U.S. Dairy Export Council TOTAL WASTE: dairy farmer-funded export promotion and free trade lobby group.
USDA Dairy Market Statistics 1996- 2003.
USDA Dairy Yearbook spreadsheets of data generally from 1970 -1998.
U.S. Govt. Printing Office source of all official U.S. gov't. documents.
USDA Dairy Division Key Contacts who to contact on federal milk-marketing order issues.
USDA Federal Milk Market Order Info with links to individual federal order websites.
USITC Import Information VERY IMPORTANT: imports given in $, tariff rates and ports of entry shown.
WTO Agriculture Trade Negotiations the big picture, where unelected trade bureaucrats decide your future.
WTOWATCH.org the global information center on the WTO and trade.