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DMC margin continued to shrink in July

The July DMC margin is $9.92 per cwt, down $2 from June but still above the indemnity payment trigger.
September 2, 2022
Dave Natzke

Milk prices declined and feed costs continued to rise in July, cutting into monthly dairy producer milk income over feed cost margins calculated under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.


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Assessments, permits and required roles for entering confined spaces

Farms have several confined spaces that must be assessed prior to entry.
September 1, 2022
Cheryl DeCooman

A confined space is defined as a fully or partially enclosed space that is not designed or constructed for human occupants and/or has limited/restricted methods of ingress and egress.


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Farm succession planning with second marriages

Trusts can be very effective at establishing succession plans for second marriages, providing adequate income to the spouse while protecting the assets for the deceased spouse’s children.
August 31, 2022
Robert Moore

Second marriages can present a unique challenge for farm succession planning. The challenge occurs when one or both spouses have children from a prior marriage.



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Keeping silage season safe

Machinery, heat stress, and silage storage and handling considerations for a safe silage season.
August 31, 2022
Amber Adams Progar

Machinery, heat stress, and silage storage and handling considerations for a safe silage season.


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May all-milk, mailbox price spread averaged 98 cents

The difference in the two announced prices can affect dairy risk management, since indemnity payments under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) and Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy (LGM-Dairy) programs are all based on the all-milk price.
August 29, 2022
Dave Natzke

May 2022 “mailbox” prices averaged about 98 cents per hundredweight (cwt) less than announced average “all-milk” prices for the same month.


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Checkoff Watch: Sharing our voices with school nutrition professionals

August 25, 2022
Bet & Harold Howrigan

More than 5,000 professionals who are on the front lines of nourishing our nation’s children gather every July for the School Nutrition Association’s annual conference


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Don’t sell your dairy’s data for pizza and a beer

August 24, 2022
Walt Cooley

The one phrase that has stuck in my mind from all the industry meetings I’ve attended this summer was one I heard while moderating the first-ever Data and Innovation Summit held in conjunction with the National Holstein Convention in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.


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What Happened? What's Next? : DMC premiums are due on Sept. 1

August 24, 2022
Dave Natzke

As of early August, approximately 80% of calendar year 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Supplemental DMC premiums had not paid as the payment deadline of Sept. 1 approaches.


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Technology adoption isn’t always easy

Incorporating new technology, especially something that can be disruptive to daily management, isn’t as easy as flipping a switch. Three operation-specific characteristics can help ease adoption.
August 24, 2022
Ron Patterson

The use of activity monitoring systems has grown quickly in the past decade as more producers realize the benefits of utilizing the technology. According to an industry marketing study, just over 26% of dairies in the U.S. now utilize activity monitoring technology.


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Busting farmer burnout

Learn how burnout can take a toll on one’s health and productivity and actions to reduce or avoid it.
August 24, 2022
Emily Krekelberg

When we hear the word “burnout,” we likely conjure up a bunch of images in our head: someone that has fallen asleep at their desk, a person that looks overly tired and seems a little too disorganized, the ever-popular rubbing of the temples with a deep sigh.


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