Organic Valley, the largest cooperative of organic farmers in the United States, reported an average milk pay price of $36.79 per hundredweight in 2015. The average is nearly $20 higher than the USDA-reported all-milk price average of $17.08 per hundredweight.

The American Dairy Coalition is asking for support of a state-based worker visa program. USDA proposed eliminating one importer position on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Revisions to organic animal welfare standards are proposed. This and other U.S. dairy policy news can be found here.

Overall Global Dairy Trade auction prices rose. California’s March Class 4 milk prices were mixed. Pacific Northwest dairy margins are a mixed bag, too. This and other U.S. dairy economic news can be found here.

“Lack of planning will eventually adversely affect – if not even cause you to lose – all that you and your family have worked so hard to gain and preserve.”

Valley Milk LLC named a CEO. February dairy product output was up. Researchers find health benefits of milkfat. This and other U.S. dairy industry news can be found here.

Proper calf selection is crucial for your 4-H dairy career. Creating your desired calf through strategic breeding is an approach to consider when choosing your show heifer.

The nation’s soybean growers have a vested interest in the policy issues facing dairy producers, according to a report commissioned by the United Soybean Board.

Having navigated through a stormy past, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and other dairy and agricultural companies face turbulence caused by outside political and economic forces, according to Bob Engel, chief executive officer of CoBank.

Dairy farmers daily observe outside forces flowing into their operations and shaping what they do and what revenue floats to the surface. If armed with current information, they can funnel the impact of those forces into profit-making energy.

Two major agricultural banks forecast an improved global dairy price picture, but differ slightly on the timeline. The European Union (EU) is the epicenter for both.