Despite weakening milk prices this summer, U.S. average prices for replacement cows moved higher, while strong beef prices continued to push market cow prices to an eight-year high.

DMC indemnity payments will surpass income margins for many dairy producers.

The long-anticipated national public hearing to consider proposed amendments to Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) will begin on Aug. 23, in Carmel, Indiana.

Those looking for bright spots in this year’s dairy outlook have found their search increasingly challenging.

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.

The preliminary estimate of overall June milk production compared to a year earlier was unchanged to slightly lower in the U.S., and up just 0.2% in the major dairy states, the fourth straight month output was up less than 1% from a year ago.

The national hearing on Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization proposals will convene on Aug. 23, in Carmel, Indiana.

We’re still waiting on a formal announcement regarding a national hearing on Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization proposals.

Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of the numbers to provide some additional transparency to your milk check.

The next critical step in the USDA’s “action plan” on proposed amendments to pricing provisions in the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system is approaching.