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Audrey Schmitz

Audrey Schmitz

After serving as an intern for Progressive Publishing and graduating from Kansas State University with majors in agricultural communications/journalism and animal sciences with a dairy emphasis, Audrey Schmitz started as a full-time editor at Progressive Dairy. She covers feed and nutrition, herd health, dry and transition cows and specialty topics, like June Dairy Month and Christmas.

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Generations of dairy along the Mason-Dixon Line

Mason Dixon Farms in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, traces nine generations of dairy farming from colonial roots along the Mason-Dixon Line.
July 1, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

Mason Dixon Farms stands today as both a working dairy and a living record of American agricultural history, with its roots stretching back to the earliest years of the nation. Located on both sides of the Pennsylvania-Maryland line, the farm encompasses roughly 2,900 acres and milks 1,700 Holstein cows in a double-24 parallel parlor.  


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Dairy cow culling slows as herd expansion continues

June 26, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

Based on the latest USDA monthly Livestock Slaughter data, the number of dairy cull cows marketed through U.S. slaughter plants in May 2026 was estimated at 191,700.


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U.S. dairy herd growth drives higher milk production in May

May U.S. milk production increased from April and was also up about 2.3% from USDA’s estimates a year earlier.
June 22, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

Nineteen states including Kansas, Wisconsin and Texas boosted milk production a combined 494 million pounds in May.


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USDA feed supply, price forecasts remain stagnant

The USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report offers forecasts for dairy, beef and feedstuffs.
June 11, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

USDA’s June WASDE raised 2026 milk production to 236.4 billion pounds on expectations of a larger cow herd and an increase in milk output per cow.


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April report on dairy cows culled for beef

May 26, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

Based on latest USDA monthly Livestock Slaughter data, the number of dairy cull cows marketed through U.S. slaughter plants in April 2026 was estimated at 215,100.


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June Dairy Month butter carving contest churns up fun

Washburn County Fairground’s butter carving contest challenges youth and adults to create butter sculptures, combining fun, dairy promotion and lively competition.
May 25, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

A block of butter, plastic cutlery and just 10 minutes on the clock may not sound like the recipe for a crowd-pleaser, but at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner, Wisconsin, it proved to be the perfect dairy activity for June Dairy Month.


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Milk production, cow numbers continue to increase in April USDA estimates

April U.S. milk production increased from March and was also up about 2.7% from USDA’s estimates a year earlier.
May 22, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

Nineteen states including Kansas, California and Wisconsin boosted milk production a combined 574 million pounds in April.


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Children’s museum debuts interactive 'Moo-ve The Milk' exhibit

The “Moo-ve The Milk” exhibit offers a hands-on experience teaching children how milk travels from cow to store.
May 22, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

Downtown Buffalo, New York’s Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson Children’s Museum has added a captivating new addition to its fourth floor. The “Moo-ve The Milk” exhibit is a hands-on display that takes children and their families through the journey of milk from cow to grocery store, making dairy education as fun as it is informative.


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National Dairy Month poster contest inspires young artists

The Dairy Alliance inspires 4-H students across the Southeast to creatively explore dairy and connect with agriculture through a poster contest during National Dairy Month in June.
May 20, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

For more than two decades, a National Dairy Month poster contest has been inspiring creativity and agricultural awareness among students across the Southeast.


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USDA adds 3.7 billion pounds to 2026 milk outlook

The USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report offers forecasts for dairy, beef and feedstuffs.
May 12, 2026
Audrey Schmitz

USDA’s May WASDE report raised 2026 milk production to 235.4 billion pounds on expectations of a larger cow herd but a slower growth rate in output per cow.


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