Here's Progressive Dairy’s look ahead at important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions, as well as other information impacting your milk check in March.

Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and factors affecting risk management decisions.

Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and factors affecting risk management decisions.

The Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program has been extended into 2024. Watch for enrollment details.

Without a 2023 Farm Bill or temporary extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program expires at the end of the calendar year.

With a federal government shutdown possible, October’s dairy risk management calendar has the potential to be scarier than Halloween.

DMC margins are expected to improve through the end of 2023, but current futures prices indicate indemnity payments at top coverage levels are likely in 10 of 12 months.

Here’s an update on risk management tools available through the USDA and/or USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), as well as other information impacting your milk check.

Like the previous month, milk checks for July production will reflect weak protein and Class III milk prices. The wide price spread between Class III-IV milk prices means Class IV depooling will remain heavy.

Here’s an update on risk management tools available through the USDA and/or USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), as well as other information impacting your milk check.