Progressive Dairy interviewed Will Loux, senior vice president of global economic affairs at National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), along with Paul Bleiberg, executive vice president of government relations at NMPF, to learn more about the economic outlook for the dairy industry in the coming year. 

Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of January 2025 FMMO data to provide some additional transparency to your milk check.

Outgoing Dairy Business Association (DBA) President Lee Kinnard welcomed more than 400 people to the Dairy Strong conference on Jan. 16 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The conference featured two keynote presentations and multiple breakout sessions focused on a broad range of topics from sustainability to policy.

On Jan. 16, 2025, the USDA announced that the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) referendum passed in all 11 FMMOs. The final rule amends pricing provisions in each of the 11 FMMOs and is effective June 1, 2025, except for the amendments to the skim milk composition factors, which will be implemented on Dec. 1, 2025.

Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of December 2024 FMMO data to provide some additional transparency to your milk check.