On March 28, 2025, the executive vice president of the National Milk Producers Federation publicly expressed concerns about the wide-ranging tariffs and deportation policies of the Trump administration. The federation highlighted that broad tariff applications were harming dairy farmers by increasing input costs and lowering milk prices, while the threat of enhanced deportations risked destabilizing the immigrant workforce on which the dairy industry heavily relies.

National Milk Producers Federation, together with the U.S. Dairy Export Council and ASODEL, signed a memorandum of understanding to remove trade barriers and enhance collaboration between the U.S. and Guatemalan dairy sectors, promoting free and fair trade.

On March 4, 2025, leaders from the National Milk Producers Federation called on Mexico, Canada, and China to reinvigorate trade negotiations in response to retaliatory measures, emphasizing the need to protect critical export flows that support U.S. dairy farmers and workers.

OpenSecrets released a detailed lobbying profile for the National Milk Producers Federation, outlining their lobbying activities and political spending for the 2023 cycle. The data, downloaded on February 19, 2025, highlights the Federation's efforts to influence policy in favor of dairy industry interests.

The National Milk Producers Federation PAC donated $114,000 to federal candidates during the 2023-2024 election cycle, as reported by OpenSecrets.

During a USTR hearing on May 6, 2024, Tony Rice of the National Milk Producers Federation testified on the need for proactive U.S. trade policies, recommending dairy-specific measures to improve supply chain resiliency and market access for U.S. dairy products.

The National Milk Producers Federation spent $525,357 on lobbying in 2024, as reported by OpenSecrets, highlighting its active role in influencing legislative and regulatory matters.

The article describes criticisms of the National Milk Producers Federation's FARM monitoring program, which mandates dairy suppliers to undergo second-party audits. Advocates and critics, including a spokesperson from Migrant Justice, argue that the system lacks robust enforcement mechanisms and does little to ensure safe and fair working conditions for dairy workers, thereby marginalizing vulnerable labor forces.

The article discusses how Hannaford is utilizing the National Milk Producers Federation's National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) tool to assess and ensure responsible farm management and worker treatment among its private label milk suppliers, reflecting an effort to monitor and improve labor conditions in the dairy supply chain.

Hannaford Supermarkets announced that all of its supplier farms will participate in the FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) program developed by the National Milk Producers Federation. This initiative comes in the context of pressure from Migrant Justice’s Milk With Dignity campaign, raising concerns that industry-led self-regulation might undercut more robust protections for farm labor and migrant worker rights.

The National Milk Producers Federation raised $165,445 in political contributions during the 2021-2022 election cycle, as reported by OpenSecrets. This fundraising activity underscores the organization's active role in supporting political influence through its PAC, an engagement that may bolster corporate influence in legislative arenas.