Issue Updates
ODPA is currently monitoring the following legislative and regulatory activity.
Labeling

Ohio Dairy Producers Association Supports Ohio labeling regulation; denounces IDFA lawsuit against State of Ohio.
ODPA Press Release

Energy Bill

Governor Ted Strickland signed historic energy legislation on May 1. Senate Bill 221 is a landmark energy reform bill will ensure predictability of affordable energy prices and serve as a catalyst to enhance energy industries in Ohio, bringing new jobs while protecting existing jobs.

 

Ohio's dairy producers stand to benefit from the bill, as it encourages the development of renewable fuels they are in position to provide. The bill supports methane digestion as part of a renewable energy portfolio. In fact, the bill creates an Advanced Energy Standard that requires a minimum of 25 percent of Ohio's electricity come from renewable, clean coal and advanced nuclear sources by the year 2025.
Press Release

Milk imports from Canada blocked

For several years, trucks have quietly rolled through the heart of New York's cow country to carry Canadian milk to U.S. dairy plants- much of it with the written approval of New York's Department of Agriculture and Markets. But that practice is about to end, the result of a Canadian court ruling that effectively blocks the shipments.
NMPF Press Release

 

Farm Bill

ODPA has been working with NMPF to establish a farm bill at the federal level that supports the best interests of dairy producers.
www.nmpf.org

Immigration

ODPA works closely with NMPF on immigration reform. Immigrant labor plays a very important role in contributing to the success of America's dairy industry.
www.nmpf.org

Animal I.D.

For the latest on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), visit the NMPF website.
www.nmpf.org