Here is a summary of news released this week that will have an impact on your dairy operation.

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy’s financial picture as we begin March 2024.

Here’s a summary of news impacting your dairy as we close out the month of February.

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy’s financial picture as we finish out February 2024.

Here's Progressive Dairy’s look ahead at important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions, as well as other information impacting your milk check in March.

Service enrollment for the 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage program will begin Wednesday, Feb. 28. Dairy producers will have until April 29 to complete their enrollment in the voluntary dairy safety net program.

Here’s a summary of news impacting your dairy in this third week of February 2024.

Improved working capital and equity positions in 2022 helped reduce the number of U.S. farms filing for Chapter 12 bankruptcy in 2023. There will likely be additional financial stressors in 2024.

2023 annual milk production was down 98 million pounds compared to the 2022 total. However, annual total milk production has increased 9.9% from 2014.

Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an existing stocks order for dicamba products previously registered for over-the-top (OTT) use on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean. This comes as relief to growers who have already placed orders for dicamba-tolerant seed and the herbicide itself for the 2024 growing season.