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ADC seeks answers from Sec. Vilsack on pricing changes, hearing criteria

June 1, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Letter: ‘Any move to increase make allowance credits for processors should be linked to achieving adequate, transparent milk pricing for farmers.’ American Dairy Coalition sent a letter this week to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom [Read More …]

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin on DairyBusiness News

Share Your Story This National Dairy Month

May 31, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Quality dairy products start with the best milk in the world, produced by Wisconsin’s devoted dairy farmers. As one of the nation’s top producers of dairy and supplier of more than half the country’s [Read More …]

Promoting Dairy to Health Professionals

May 26, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

From Greek yogurt to lactose-free milk, dairy foods can help give you the nutrients you need to keep your body going strong. Eating three daily servings of low fat or fat free milk, yogurt [Read More …]

FDA’s proven it can do its job on fake milk – it can do it again

May 25, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

With FDA guidance expected on the proper labeling of plant-based milk alternatives sometime this summer, it’s worth noting – even if seemingly for the millionth time – that this isn’t a tough call, no matter [Read More …]

VentureFuel Launches Quest for New Dairy Innovation

May 24, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

California Milk Advisory Board’s Real California Milk Excelerator, Powered by VentureFuel, Launches Quest for New Dairy Innovation “Open Innovation” competition seeks to accelerate unique dairy startups for fourth consecutive year The California Milk Advisory [Read More …]

Winning the War on School Milk

May 24, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Milk is essential to the healthy diet of children, packing in 13 essential nutrients that children need for growth, development, healthy immune function, and overall wellness. So why are some politicians looking to remove [Read More …]

Cheese, Cheese, Cheese

May 18, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The prior post covered the financial shifts of butter prices, the reasons behind them, and the impact on producer milk prices. This post will cover the more complicated financial shifts of cheese prices. Chart I shows the [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for May

May 17, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA issued its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on May 12. Milk production for 2023 is forecast above 2022 driven by gains in milk per cow, with the milk cow herd expected to [Read More …]

Butter, Butter, Butter

May 11, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Butter and butterfat prices continue to drive high milk prices. In the April 15 post to this blog dairy prices since 2000 were reviewed. This post will center on butter and butterfat in detail as they are [Read More …]

Producer Milk Prices are High! How Long Will they Continue?

April 29, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy is a business. Like any business, cash flow, revenue, and profits are what keeps a business humming. Producer milk prices are currently high. This post will look in the rear-view mirror, comparing the current [Read More …]

Evonik strengthens support for U.S. milk and dairy industry by resuming production of Mepron® in Mobile, Alabama

April 29, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Evonik has resumed operations at its Mepron® plant in Mobile (Alabama, USA) meaning it will once again supply the U.S. milk and dairy markets from a local source. In times of global pandemic and uncertainties [Read More …]

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NMC heads to East Lansing for July regional meeting

April 28, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Conference features tours, interactive workshops, milk quality experts Join milk quality enthusiasts in East Lansing, Mich., for the 2022 National Mastitis Council (NMC) Regional Meeting, July 12-14, at the Graduate Hotel. “The NMC Regional [Read More …]

Adopt a Cow’ Program opens for enrollment May 1

April 28, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Interactive Program Can Be Incorporated Into Elementary and Middle School Classrooms Discover Dairy’s “Adopt a Cow” program will open for enrollment for the 2022-23 school year beginning May 1. The free program, which has [Read More …]

Market report: milk supplies down, potential record prices

April 27, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. average milk prices expected to reach roughly $27/cwt second half of 2022 U.S. milk production lagging behind year-ago levels, combined with robust demand for dairy domestically and overseas, are driving milk prices toward [Read More …]

GoodSport Natural Sports Drink made from MILK with 3x Electrolytes + 33% Less Sugar

April 26, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

GoodSport Nutrition, a first-of-its kind natural sports drink with 3x the electrolytes and 33% less sugar than traditional sports drinks, is making its way to Wisconsin retailers in May – and giving back to the local dairy community [Read More …]

Dairy Market Report – April 2022

April 20, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. milk production lagging behind year-ago levels, combined with robust demand for dairy domestically and overseas, are driving milk prices toward record highs, even as inventories remain relatively balanced. Higher feed costs continue [Read More …]

Producer Milk Prices are High! How Long Will they Continue?

April 19, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy is a business. Like any business, cash flow, revenue, and profits are what keeps a business humming. Producer milk prices are currently high. This post will look in the rear-view mirror, comparing the current [Read More …]

Ga. dairy farmers resoundingly approve check off continuation

April 18, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Georgia Milk Commission uses these funds for education and promotion of milk in the state Georgia dairy farmers approved the continuation of the $.10/cwt milk check off to be sent to the Georgia Milk Commission [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report – 2022 All Milk Price Raised to $25.80

April 13, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA issued its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on April 8. The milk production forecast for 2022 is raised on higher dairy cow numbers. The fat basis import forecast is lowered on lower [Read More …]

Is Dairy Productivity Increasing?

April 12, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

This post will cover how dairy productivity is increasing. It will cover milk per cow, butterfat component levels, protein component levels, and somatic cell counts (SCC). Much of this data is based on Federal Milk [Read More …]

Danone’s Horizon Organic, #1 Milk Brand In US, Goes Global With Grovara’s B2B Wholesale Marketplace

April 11, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Grovara, the easy global wholesale experience, has partnered with Horizon Organic® to establish overseas distribution markets for the #1 organic dairy brand in the U.S. “Horizon Organic dry milk is a great fit for our [Read More …]

NY Farm Bureau asks NYC mayor to discuss milk in schools

April 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

President Fisher also asks to meet with Mayor Adams to discuss sourcing more NYS food in city schools New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher expressed his concerns over the potential removal of [Read More …]

The Dairy Market Presents A Lot Of Opportunity At The Moment

April 1, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The dairy market presents a lot of opportunity at the moment as Class III futures for the front two months of the futures curve are currently in the top 10% of the 5-Year historical decile [Read More …]

Milk Production is Down! Why? Where?

April 1, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Milk production in the U.S. is down versus the prior year. This is unusual and is the reason for tight inventories of some dairy products and the current high milk prices. In January 2022, USA [Read More …]

Potential Federal Milk Marketing Order changes

March 31, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

I-29 Moo University webinar to discuss on April 21 The I-29 Moo University 2022 Dairy Webinar Series continues Thursday, April 21 from noon to 1 p.m. with a focus on potential changes to the [Read More …]

PDPW Dairy Signal™ to Feature Milk Pricing, Farm Safety Equipment and Spring Weather Outlook

March 23, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

With spring newly upon us, this week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ presented by PDPW will feature timely information on market and weather trends as well as farm safety to help farms prepare for [Read More …]

World of Cheese Short Course is April 26-29

March 18, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Five-day, hands-on short course educating in the art, science of cheesemaking Registration is open for the Center for Dairy Research’s World of Cheese from Pasture to Plate Short Course taking place April 26-29 in [Read More …]

Federal Milk Marking Order Impact on the California Milk Price

March 15, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) started in California on November 1, 2018, which means we have been operating under the FMMO for 39 months. I was wondering how milk prices in California under [Read More …]

Fighting COVID-19 With Milk?

March 11, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

A new study in the Journal of Dairy Science® tests the properties of cow milk protein against SARS-CoV-2 variants As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives around the world, dairy scientists may have a surprising [Read More …]

Part II of Why Producer Milk Prices are High

March 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

In the prior post, producer components and milk prices were reviewed. This post will look at the unlaying factors that determine the price of the commodities that are used to price components and in turn [Read More …]

ADC seeks answers from Sec. Vilsack on pricing changes, hearing criteria

Share Your Story This National Dairy Month

Promoting Dairy to Health Professionals

FDA’s proven it can do its job on fake milk – it can do it again

VentureFuel Launches Quest for New Dairy Innovation

Winning the War on School Milk

Cheese, Cheese, Cheese

USDA Issues WASDE Report for May

Butter, Butter, Butter

Producer Milk Prices are High! How Long Will they Continue?

Evonik strengthens support for U.S. milk and dairy industry by resuming production of Mepron® in Mobile, Alabama

NMC heads to East Lansing for July regional meeting

Adopt a Cow’ Program opens for enrollment May 1

Market report: milk supplies down, potential record prices

GoodSport Natural Sports Drink made from MILK with 3x Electrolytes + 33% Less Sugar

Dairy Market Report – April 2022

Producer Milk Prices are High! How Long Will they Continue?

Ga. dairy farmers resoundingly approve check off continuation

USDA Issues WASDE Report – 2022 All Milk Price Raised to $25.80

Is Dairy Productivity Increasing?

Danone’s Horizon Organic, #1 Milk Brand In US, Goes Global With Grovara’s B2B Wholesale Marketplace

NY Farm Bureau asks NYC mayor to discuss milk in schools

The Dairy Market Presents A Lot Of Opportunity At The Moment

Milk Production is Down! Why? Where?

Potential Federal Milk Marketing Order changes

PDPW Dairy Signal™ to Feature Milk Pricing, Farm Safety Equipment and Spring Weather Outlook

World of Cheese Short Course is April 26-29

Federal Milk Marking Order Impact on the California Milk Price

Fighting COVID-19 With Milk?

Part II of Why Producer Milk Prices are High

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage