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Progressive Events: Navigating the changing economic tide

February 13, 2023

Karen Lee

Twenty-five miles inland from the Atlantic coast, along the Savannah River, you can still see the rise and fall of the ocean tide.

Interest rate hikes, inflation fight are just beginning

February 9, 2023

David Cooper

As national economic leaders approach their second year of battling inflation, it’s critical for ag business owners to know where the shelling is hitting hardest.

Economic update: January FMMO Class III-IV prices lower

Here’s an updated summary of numbers impacting your dairy income during the weeks of Feb. 5-11, 2023.

February 7, 2023

Dave Natzke

Update highlights

January FMMO Class III-IV prices lower
Fed raises interest rate
GDT index rises
Ag producer sentiment starts year stronger
Coming up

Economic update: Margin weaker but no DMC payment for December

Here’s an updated summary of numbers impacting your dairy income during the weeks of Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2023.

February 1, 2023

Dave Natzke

October 2022 “mailbox” prices averaged about $1.04 per cwt less than announced average “all-milk” price for the same month.

What happened to your breakeven?

Rising interest rates will have an impact on cost of production and breakeven and may require additional communication with lenders, advisers and vendors, as well as right-sizing risk management tools and operations.

January 19, 2023

Leland Kootstra

With all the talk around interest rates, inflation and feed prices, I’d like to take some time to work through how they will impact your farm and the dairy industry as a whole in 2023.

It’s time to pay attention to your interest costs again

Considerations for dairy producers as interest rates rise.

January 2, 2023

Brad Guse

It’s been quite a while since dairy operators have had to budget for interest rate expenses. But the Federal Reserve raised interest rates six times in 2022, and policymakers expect more to come in 2023 in an effort to slow inflation by increasing the cost of borrowing.

2022’s dairy year in review: Colliding consequences

January 2, 2023

Dave Natzke

Weekly Digest: USTR to press for Canadian USMCA dairy compliance

December 21, 2022

Dave Natzke

Digest highlights

USTR to press for Canadian USMCA dairy compliance
Canadian dairy farmers to receive fourth DDPP payment
Fed raises interest rates
GDT index falls
2022 Census of Agriculture response deadline is Feb. 6, 2023
Other news, briefly

Crunching your machinery costs is more important than ever

With increasing equipment and machinery operating prices, know all the options and all the facts before investing in machinery.

December 20, 2022

John Molenhuis

Fuel costs, repairs, labour and interest rates are all factors to consider when investing in machinery. With rising costs, be sure to look at all of your options ahead of time.

What Happened/What’s Next: Interest rates continue to rise

Election results will impact development of the 2023 Farm Bill.

December 10, 2022

Dave Natzke

Progressive Dairy summarizes issues in the news and attempts to describe how they might affect dairy farmers.

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