World Ag Expo will be held Feb. 11 through 13 at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California, and will feature more than 1,200 exhibitors, numerous seminars, demonstrations, farm tours and more.

Enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage program for the 2025 coverage year is set to begin Jan. 29 and will remain open through March 31.

In this week's news, the FDA plans to test raw cow’s milk cheese nationwide for HPAI, January FSA interest rates continue to rise, the USDA provides more than $8 million in second round of payments to help organic dairy producers, and Saputo's COO steps down after three months.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its Agricultural Prices report Dec. 31, 2024, which includes feed costs used to calculate the November Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program margins and indemnity payments. As expected, the margin fell to $14.29 per hundredweight (cwt).

The 2024 year ended with Class III prices showing more traction in December than in previous months as cheese and whey protein prices improved, and Class IV prices remained elevated to reflect strong market conditions.

Dairy cull cows marketed through U.S. slaughter plants in November lowest since 2009.