Progressive Dairyman recognizes recipients of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s sixth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, announced June 28 in Chicago.

Digest Highlights: Rabobank sees fat demand outpacing production. California 2016 cost of production data released. Senate proposal shortens machinery depreciation schedule. Find a summary of these and other dairy news here.

To meet growing demand for butter, dairy farmers in five eastern Canadian provinces approved a five percent dairy quota increase, effective July 1. It’s the largest one-time quota increase since the system was implemented nearly two decades ago.

Three of the five largest dairy states saw May 2017 milk production decline from May 2016, but overall U.S. production was up 1.8 percent, according to the USDA’s monthly Milk Production report. Output was down in California, Idaho and Wisconsin, mostly attributed to less milk per cow.

Digest Highlights: An injunction halts Arla’s ad campaign involving rbST. Facility audit agreement gives more access to dairy markets in China. April fluid milk sales faltered. You can be a National Dairy Board director. Find a summary of these and other dairy news here.

Lawsuits regarding use of dairy terms to market non-dairy products had different results in the U.S. and European Union (EU).

Whether the U.S. pursues a resolution to the current dairy trade dispute with Canada by seeking judgment through the World Trade Organization (WTO) or through renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the issue is likely to be contentious for years.

The 2017 hay market focus has turned from pre-season estimates to in-season harvest information. Late spring breathed some life into prices but, as always, Mother Nature will have the final say on yield and quality.

Northeast U.S. dairy producers have shown remarkable resilience in the face of falling revenues, according to the annual Northeast Dairy Farm Summary. However, sharply declining asset-to-liability ratios and growth in debt per cow are worrisome, according to presenters featured during a recent Farm Credit East webinar summarizing the 2016 results.

April U.S. dairy product export volumes topped year-ago levels for the 11th straight month, with gains in most product categories and to most major destinations, according to Alan Levitt, vice president of communications and market analysis at the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).