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2022 Annual Milk Production up 0.1% From 2021
2022 Annual Milk Production up 0.1% From 2021
2022 Annual Milk Production up 0.1% From 2021
Milk production in the United States came in at 226-billion-pounds last year, 0.1% increase from 2021.  Revisions to 2021 production increased that’s year’s total by 35-million-pounds.  Meanwhile, 2022’s revised production was down 158-million-pounds from the previous USDA publication.  Annual total milk production has in...
Milk Production Expected To Drop
Milk Production Expected To Drop
Milk Production Expected To Drop
“Given weaker returns going forward along with a few other factors we reduced our milk production forecast by 900,000 pounds this month."   But, despite that, dairy production year-over-year is still forecasted up according, to USDA world agricultural outlook board chair Mark Jekanowski.  He noted...
Researcher: Genetics Are Making Dairy Cows More Productive
Researcher: Genetics Are Making Dairy Cows More Productive
Researcher: Genetics Are Making Dairy Cows More Productive
For many dairy farmers, it’s a decision that comes naturally.  Breeding for elite registered Holstein genetics that can position their herd for greater production, efficiency, and profitability for the future.   A recent study from Zoetis also helps show the positive effect genetic selection can have on environmental sustainability outcomes.   “What we fo...
AEM Study Highlights The Benefits Of Modern Dairy Production
AEM Study Highlights The Benefits Of Modern Dairy Production
AEM Study Highlights The Benefits Of Modern Dairy Production
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the National Milk Producers Federation, and Dairy Farmers of America unveiled a study on the benefits of modern dairy technologies.   “This study that we're talking about here was started through our connections and our group supported by AEM, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers representing us as dairy, hay, forage, and manure management equipmen
Industry Expert Anticipates Elevated Production Costs
Industry Expert Anticipates Elevated Production Costs
Industry Expert Anticipates Elevated Production Costs
According to one industry expert, dairy producers should expect an increase in production expenses this year. Gary Sipiorski, of Gary Sipiorski Consulting, LLC, said dairy farmers should look at redoing their cash flows and projections to get a clear picture of 2022 ...
Large Dairy Operations Grow Faster Than Small Operations
Large Dairy Operations Grow Faster Than Small Operations
Large Dairy Operations Grow Faster Than Small Operations
New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows the U.S. dairy sector has experienced a gradual shift in milk production toward larger dairy operations. The research indicates that the shift in production from small dairy herd-size farms to large dairy herd-size farms mirrors total factor productivity growth across the dairy sector. Tot ...
Farm First Dairy Looks Ahead To 2022
Farm First Dairy Looks Ahead To 2022
Farm First Dairy Looks Ahead To 2022
Dairy farmers have a bright outlook for 2022 with higher milk prices and demand. Jeff Lyon, General Manager at Farm First Dairy Cooperative, said milk prices look good to start the year. “Well, right now, I say when you're sitting here and looking at milk prices, so you know, traditionally, we'd have that November-December holidays kind of into January-February demand down, and you look at where
USDA: Dairy Demand High, Production Lagging
USDA: Dairy Demand High, Production Lagging
USDA: Dairy Demand High, Production Lagging
For this year, USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski said the nation's dairy market could be summed up as "strong dairy product demand and relatively slow production growth." Jekanowski said when looking on the milk production side, it looks like the dairy herd size is shrinking a bit ...
Senate Looks To Address Milk Pricing, Future
Senate Looks To Address Milk Pricing, Future
Senate Looks To Address Milk Pricing, Future
"In 2020, record negative producer price differentials occurred which were not just abnormal in magnitude, they were unpredictable and greatly contributed to farm milk price volatility," said Cornell University economist Christopher Wolf speaking during a Senate Ag subcommittee hearing last week on milk pricing and possible area of improvement and reform ...

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