In the news affecting a dairy producer's bottom line the third week of January 2026: February Class I base milk price hits 68-month low, fluid milk sales were down 1.8% in November, the GDT index is higher again, and a reminder to sign up for the Milk Loss Program and HPAI biosecurity webinars.

In the news affecting a dairy producer's bottom line the third week of December 2025: The Class I base milk price slumps to start 2026, fluid milk sales are down slightly in October, and the GDT index drops for ninth consecutive event.

In the news related to dairy farming the second week of December: The Trump administration announces $12 billion farmer bridge payments, the USDA announces plans to expand crop insurance access for farmers, Wisconsin teamsters authorize strike at Actus Nutrition and Foremost Farms, another New World screwworm case detected in northern Mexico, and Tyson Foods announced plans to close a Nebraska beef plant.

In the news affecting a dairy producer's bottom line the first week of December 2025: Steps taken to urge dairy enforcement in upcoming USMCA review, Walmart opens milk processing facility in Georgia, a better outlook for the future pushes farmer sentiment higher, and the GDT index falls again.

Twenty states including California, Idaho and Kansas boosted milk production a combined 766 million pounds in October.

U.S. dairy farmers are thriving in the marketplace even as labor shortages and a volatile policy environment remain challenges, dairy industry leaders stressed at the joint annual meeting.

Twenty states including Idaho, Texas and New York boosted milk production a combined 789 million pounds in September.

Nineteen states including Idaho, Texas and Kansas boosted milk production a combined 654 million pounds in August.

In the news affecting dairy producers' bottom lines in the middle of September 2025: the October Class I base milk price falls to $18.04, the Federal Reserve makes its first rate cut since December, the GDT index is down slightly, and fluid milk sales were down in July.