From the outside looking in, the read on dairy demand in the U.S. domestic market is far from optimistic. The overarching theme for the better part of a year has been fairly lackluster. And the back-of-the-envelope measures of domestic cheese consumption alone confirm as much, with year-to-date 2025 demand a half-percent below year-ago levels.
Those who have been following their mailbox price over the first half of 2025 have likely seen a drop of more than $3 per hundredweight (cwt) since February. That’s due to declining prices on both the Class III and Class IV side of the market. USDA announced the all-milk price for May at $21.30 per…
The USDA announced May’s margin under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program to be $10.40 per hundredweight (cwt), down two cents month over month and 12 cents year over year. For program year 2025, this is the 5th consecutive month where the margin has been above the $9.50 trigger and resulted in no indemnities for…
By the time you read this, we will have already been through our first “heatwave” here in the Northeast, providing a stark reminder of the impact that heat and humidity has on people, cows, and your wallet. Were you ready to help your cows handle the heat? Core strategies to mitigate heat stress remain unchanged:…
There’s a unique and fascinating dynamic at play in the dairy industry today, fueled by record- high beef prices. For perhaps the first time in modern history, dairy producer margins and expansion appetites are increasingly tied to what’s playing out in the beef market as profits from calves and cull cows balloon.
The chaos that is happening in Los Angeles, California, right now demonstrates how tensions can escalate when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits and raids begin happening in local businesses. However, agricultural employers are encouraged to focus on deescalating any potential situation by being prepared and understanding your rights.
Based on April’s USDA Milk Production report, U.S. milk output is strong two months into the “Spring flush.” To start off, March U.S. milk production was revised higher than previously reported by 26 million pounds to 19.1 billion pounds. U.S. milk supplies continued to climb through April, totaling 19.4 billion pounds and up 1.5% since…
In between raindrops, it’s high time to spread manure, make hay and get corn planted. For the casual observer, it looks like the farm comes alive in spring. Milk prices, meanwhile, are acting like they don’t want to miss out on the springtime excitement with third quarter Class III finding support above $19.50 per hundredweight…
Information and data analysis is vast within the dairy industry these days. It can be overwhelming trying to decide which numbers you should be paying attention to and what those numbers even mean sometimes. Whether you’re looking at herd health, breeding data, or nutrition information, it’s all relative and important to your bottom line. In…
After a dry start to 2025, we finally started getting rain in the past month. Unfortunately, it came at the same time when farmers across the state are working to get spring forages off and fall crops planted. Before the rain we got this week, the mid-state got nearly four inches in the past month,…
