Dairy heifer and hay export volumes were weaker in November.

In the past decade, we've watched laboratory-grown protein sources increase in prevalence, with marketing that positions them as an alternative to animal protein using ethical, environmental or health concerns.

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

Digest highlights

• IDFA: Milk, dairy cuts would result in lower WIC participation
• Dairy margins ended December weaker
• Scott elected House Ag Committee ranking member
• Fill a Glass with Hope to launch on Jan. 6

December Federal Milk Marketing Order Class II, III and IV milk prices will be announced Jan. 5.

• January 2023 Class I base price lower
• USDA awards dairy export funding
• November cull cow marketing mixed
• Butter inventories continue to shrink

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

Just 424 out of nearly 3.7 million milk samples tested positive for animal drug residues in the FDA’s annual analysis. Those samples testing positive were rejected for human consumption. That works out to be only one out of every 8,702 samples.

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