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October DMC margin moves above indemnity payment trigger

The October DMC margin is $10.71 per cwt, up more than $2 from September and well above the top Tier I indemnity payment trigger.

December 1, 2022

Dave Natzke

Reminder: Dairy producers can enroll and make 2023 DMC coverage elections through Dec. 9 at USDA Farm Service Agency offices.

Dairy risk management calendar: December 2022

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

November 22, 2022

Dave Natzke

Dairy markets have fluctuated in recent weeks. With the calendar turning to December, a couple of dairy risk management deadlines are approaching quickly.

USDA raises 2022 milk production forecast, lowers 2022-23 price projections slightly

November 9, 2022

Dave Natzke

The USDA’s monthly World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports provide production and price forecasts.

The cost of cattle nutrition

In a year like this one, producers can’t always pick and choose their primary feed source. Close attention to nutritional supplements is therefore even more important than in average feed years.

November 3, 2022

Trent Milacek

There is an increased focus on the feed industry and hay markets as producers scramble to determine how they will combat low forage supplies this winter.

September DMC margin triggers another indemnity payment

November 1, 2022

Dave Natzke

Reminder: Dairy producers can enroll and make 2023 DMC coverage elections through Dec. 9 at USDA Farm Service Agency offices.

Winter feeding with expensive supplements

With feed costs remaining high, maintaining proper nutrition through the winter requires an attention to total digestible nutrients and the body condition of your cow herd.

October 28, 2022

Eric Bailey

The price of feedstuffs continues to be stubbornly high. Let’s review the fundamentals of supplementation and identify any unneeded supplementation, which will help cut costs during the upcoming winter feeding season.

USDA boosts milk production forecast but raises price projections too

October 12, 2022

Dave Natzke

August DMC margin triggers first indemnity payment of 2022

October 3, 2022

Dave Natzke

USDA cuts 2022-23 milk production forecasts, with slight improvement in price outlooks

The 2022 all-milk price is forecast to average $25.45 per cwt, falling to $22.70 per cwt in 2023.

September 12, 2022

Dave Natzke

The USDA’s monthly World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports provide price, cost forecasts.

West: Cheap fall feed options

Fall is an opportune time to reduce feed costs for a spring-calving cow herd. Now is the time to lower your feed costs or utilize your lowest-quality forages, especially for your cows that are in good to moderate body condition.

September 5, 2022

Carmen Willmore

As fall sets in and feed prices continue to climb, I think we are all thinking about ways we can feed our cow herds for less. The first key to a cheap feed bill is to reduce the number of animals you are feeding. That means you only feed the ones you need to keep.

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October DMC margin moves above indemnity payment trigger

Dairy risk management calendar: December 2022

USDA raises 2022 milk production forecast, lowers 2022-23 price projections slightly

The cost of cattle nutrition

September DMC margin triggers another indemnity payment

Winter feeding with expensive supplements

USDA boosts milk production forecast but raises price projections too

August DMC margin triggers first indemnity payment of 2022

USDA cuts 2022-23 milk production forecasts, with slight improvement in price outlooks

West: Cheap fall feed options

Weekly Digest: More U.S. cases of New World screwworm confirmed, Canada restricts imports

Teff grass: Where it fits and where it doesn’t

2027 beef production to decline slightly year over year

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