dairy production

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 ...

"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 ...

In an open letter penned earlier this month, the National Milk Producers Federation is urging farmers and ranchers to get the COVID-19 vaccination. The NMPF’s Theresa Sweeney-Murphy, said vaccination rates in rural America are lagging behind their urban and suburban counterparts, which is problematic for a variety of reasons. " ...

The dairy checkoff just updated the farmer-founded Fuel Up to Play 60 program to help students and educators navigate the school year. Fuel Up to Play 60, created by the dairy checkoff and National Football League, developed an easy-to-navigate website educator dashboard and an enhanced student app to meet these needs inside and outside the classroom ...

Despite a slow down in demand for dairy products and falling prices the nation's dairy operations are still turning out more milk than a year ago with a combination of more cows and more like per cow. The latest evidence? The most recent USDA Milk Production Report shows July's milk output a bit over 19 billion pounds; 2% more than July a year ago ...

Last week, the USDA announced details of the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program. Through the program, USDA will provide $350 million in pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers who received a lower value for their products due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic ...

Partnering with the right people at the right time has been paramount to success at McCarty Family Farms. The century-old dairy farming operation has grown and adapted through the years, recently finding great returns by improving their genetic base with U ...

Dairies across the U.S. continue to add cows to the herd, and produce more milk. USDA reports last month's production at 17.6 billion pounds, which is down 1.5% from February 2020. But, keep in mind, last year was Leap Year, meaning an extra day in February ...

The nation’s dairy industry has changed a great deal over the past two decades. Farms are larger in scale, with more cows, and with advancements in technology, dairy cattle breeders are focusing more on improving herd genetics and performance than ever before. Mil ...

The nation’s dairy herd continues to grow as does milk output. And according to Gary Crawford the latest USDA milk production report released this week placed December’s output, from the major dairy production states, at just over 18 billion pounds up 3.2% from Dec ...