(January 26, 2012) he National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) praised USDA’s updated school meal standards that continue to stress the nutritional benefits of low-fat and fat-free milk and dairy products.  A final version of those standards was released Jan. 25 by USDA, following more than a year of public comment and review. NMPF submitted comments […]

(January 23, 2012) Milk production in the 23 major States during December totaled 15.4 billion pounds, up 2.7 percent from December 2010. November revised production at 14.7 billion pounds, was up 2.2 percent from November 2010. The November revision represented an increase of 3 million pounds or less than 0.1 percent from last month’s preliminary […]

(January 20, 2012) The February 2012 Federal order Class I base milk price was announced Friday at $17.03 per cwt., down $1.77 from January but $1.14 above February 2011, and equates to about $1.46 per gallon. Analyst Alan Levitt says an MILC payment of around 15 cents to producers is possible but we won’t know […]

(January 20, 2012) As the U.S. economy struggles for ways to improve, dairy trade continues to be a bright spot, according to Dairy Profit Weekly’s Dave Natzke.   USDA recently released November trade estimates, noting high – and in some cases record-high – monthly and annual dairy exports.   The value of November 2011 U.S. […]

(January 20, 2012) Butter prices received for 25 kilogram and 68 pound boxes meeting United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grade AA standards averaged $1.58 per pound for the week ending January 14, 2012. The United States (US) price per pound decreased 1.9 cents from the previous week. Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 […]

(January 19, 2012) In 2011, CWT helped member cooperatives make 280 export sales totaling 92.4 million pounds of cheese, a new  enchmark for the Export Assistance program. That total was nearly 20 million pounds higher than exports achieved in 2010, when CWT assisted with 241 export sales totaling 73.9 million pounds of cheese. Listen to […]

Olympian Rulon Gardner has faced many challenges in his life, but one of his biggest was growing up on a dairy farm.

(January 20, 2012) Dr.Mike Hutjens, dairy extension specialist at the University of Illinois, discusses by-product feeds.

(January 19, 2012) Dr. Ray Nebel, Select Sires reproductive management specialist, continues his series on semen handling techniques. This week he discusses how many straws you should thaw at one time.