The center publishes market and industry information regularly to help dairy producers and industry stakeholders stay informed and make better business decisions. This section includes the latest information published by the Center for Dairy Excellence.
Dairy Information
DAIRY WEEK IN REVIEW
September 13, 2018: Dairy Week in Review
The USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report
increased estimates for both corn and soybean yields, with corn at a record
-high 181.3 bushels per acre, while soybean yield was estimated at 52.8
bushels per acre.Read more
MARKETS & MANAGEMENT UPDATE
September 14, 2018: Markets and Management
Everyone is looking for price recovery signals. Large powder inventories in this country
and around the world have kept powder prices in the cellar for the past three years. Read more
CENTER FOCUS COLUMN
Back to School, Back to Fuller Fat
As the calendar flips to August, families across the country prepare to go back to school. For me, it always seems like the last days of summer are in late July, just before our fair. After that, my boys start team practices and, in a blink of an eye, they’re back in school. My oldest is a senior this year, and as I look back on the last 12 years, I am amazed at the influence school has had on him.
It’s not just about the learning aspects of school, although that will shape his life forever. It’s also about the friendships he has built with his classmates, along with the values and lessons he has learned through the relationships he has built with his teachers. It’s the parents who watched him grow up along side their own children, and the coaches who shaped his mind while they were shaping his athletic skills.
