Whole Milk for Health Kids Act and Section 232 Tariffs
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Senators Chuck Grassley and Deb Fischer of Iowa reintroduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025.
The legislation is the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleash the power of E15, which would fulfill the White House mandate for energy independence.
The legislation would end years of patchwork regulations and provide certainty for producers and consumers.
Grassley says E15 is good for consumers, the environment, and national security.
**The National Milk Producers Federation applauds the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act to help increase kids’ access to milk’s vital nutrients.
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee reaffirmed in December’s report that most kids and adolescents are not meeting daily dairy intake recommendations.
NMPF President Gregg Doud says good nutrition is the cornerstone of children’s health and development, and milk plays an unparalleled role in providing the nutrients kids need.
**Farmers for Free Trade executive Director, Brian Kuehl (KEEL) reacted to the imposition of Section 232 tariffs.
Kuehl says recent history shows that indiscriminate 232 tariffs trigger harsh retaliation against U.S. farmers and food producers, adding, in 2018, targeted countries responded with tariffs on uniquely American agricultural products.
Farmers for Free Trade says when these American products get saddled with onerous tariffs, it directly hurts American farmers, ranchers, and food manufacturers.
