EVA MARTIN
Maryland Correspondent
ORLANDO, Fla.— The
National Milk Producers Federa
tion (NMPF) met in Orlando,
Florida, this past week for their
75th Annual Meeting and Dairy
Summit. The theme, “Continuing
the Tradition,” was used through
out the meetings to take a look at
how far we have come and where
we go from here.
NMPF President James P.
(Tom) Camerlo Jr., and NMPF
CEO James C. Barr, welcomed
more than 1,400 dairy farmers and
co-op members from across the
country in a joint opening
message.
Camerlo reflected when NMPF
was getting its start prior to World
War I, it took a dairy producer 3
hours and 40 minutes to produce
100 pounds of milk. Today it takes
just 10 minutes. In those days vir
tually all milk markets were local
and communication was poor.
‘There was a need,” he said,
“for a national organization to act
as a clearing house for informa
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their product. The result was the
formation on Feb. 16, 1916 of
National Milk Producers Federa
tion, an organization based on the
cooperative principle that many
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are definitely stronger than any
one of us pursuing a goal alone.”
Barr said, “A thread that runs
through the history of the Federa
tion... is unity. That concept is as
valid today as it was three quarters
of a century ago.”
The recent defeat of dairy legis
lation led President Camerlo to
ask dairy producers to set realistic
goals and remain united behind
these goals. “We must abandon
unrealistic pursuits, no matter how
attractive... we need to abandon
ideas that cannot succeed in favor
of those that have a reasonable
chance of success.”
Camerlo continued by stating
that, “During this meeting we will
consider certain changes in the
NMPF structure aimed at making
the organization more representa
tive and responsive to the needs of
its members. But all these changes
can never spell success unless we
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more than just the future of dairy
farmers at stake. The future of rur
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town after small town is dying, he
said.
To support that warning,
Camerlo said that a report recently
on the CBS Evening News
reported that for every seven dairy
farmers that fail, another business
in rural America goes belly up.
“The future lies in balancing the
needs of consumers and efficient
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.equire some tough, innovative,
decisions,” Camerlo said.
Barr urged members to forge a
legislative game plan that would
succeed early next year. “If we
can agree on a politically realistic
plan, and stick to it, we can pass
legislation that will benefit both
consumers and dairy farmers. If
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let’s shift gears and find another
means of securing a bright future
for our industry.
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