We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
Digest Highlights: Wisconsin dairy herds continue to drop. March California, FMMO milk prices improve a little. NMPF targets maker of pea ‘milk.’ Find a summary of this and other news here.
An escalating trade war with China continues to cloud the future of U.S. agricultural exports, but February’s foreign sales of U.S. dairy product exports provided a glimmer of sunshine.
The USDA estimated 2018 dry hay acreage at 53.7 million acres, down just 1 percent (58,000 acres) from a year ago. If realized, this will represent the second lowest total U.S. hay harvested area since 1908, behind only 2016.
Digest Highlights: New Zealand culling herds with Mycoplasma bovis. More cottonseed should be available. Florida FMMO surcharge approved to cover hurricane costs. Find a summary of this and other news here.
The fate of a proposed Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) in California is now in the hands of the state’s dairy farmers. The USDA published a Federal Register notice advancing the proposed FMMO to a producer referendum, April 2 through May 5.
Editor's note: USDA announced the sign-up period for the 2018 Margin Protection Program for Dairy will be open from April 9 to June 1.
On the back of falling milk prices and increasing feed costs, February 2018’s Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) national average margin fell to the lowest level since June 2016, at $6.88 per hundredweight (cwt).
Texas has been a national leader in milk production growth, but even there the mood is “solemn,” according to Darren Turley, executive director of the Texas Association of Dairymen.
Digest Highlights: February dairy cow culling was the highest in six years. McDonald’s USA is adding white cheddar to menu items. Find a summary of this and other news here.
