(NAFB.com) – U.S. dairy farmers are staying resilient in the face of H5N1 influenza outbreaks while advancing in policy areas like nutrition and milk pricing. Those remarks came from NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix. The meeting was held jointly by NMPF, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, and the United Dairy Industry Association. “With everything we do, the future is going to take a level of cooperation and coordination from all of us,” said Mooney, a Missouri dairy farmer. “We’ve had that, but it’s going to take more than we’ve ever had.” In the past year, dairy producers have grappled with HPAI and delays in a farm bill that expired in September even as milk prices have risen and consumer demand stayed strong. Underpinning the entire industry is USDA’s plan for Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization, which is likely to get voted on early next year.