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State of Dairy: Labor and tight margins challenge dairy operations in 2026

Dairy finances and labor issues were noted as the two most pressing challenges facing dairy producers in early 2026.

March 10, 2026

Labor challenges, low milk prices and tighter financial margins on many dairy operations are top of mind for producers heading into 2026, as well as growing concerns about labor availability, labor policy and staying competitive with surrounding non-agriculture industries.

January 2025 FMMO uniform milk prices mixed

High Class I milk utilization regions saw price declines, while the stronger Class III price pushed uniform prices higher elsewhere.

February 17, 2025

Dave Natzke

Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of January 2025 FMMO data to provide some additional transparency to your milk check.

Market forces elevate September FMMO uniform prices near two-year peaks

With a change in markets, FMMO uniform prices improved, but pooling levels modified and negative PPDs returned.

October 14, 2024

Dave Natzke

Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of September 2024 FMMO data to provide some additional transparency to your milk check.

Should you chase ‘incentive’ days?

Balancing the value of quota, especially in the case of incentive days, involves considering revenue growth alongside cost management strategies.

June 19, 2024

Chris Church

Extra revenue is great, but remember to weigh changes in expenses between alternative plans.

December 2023 FMMO uniform prices lower

Class II, III and IV milk prices were down and Class IV depooling remained prominent.

January 15, 2024

Dave Natzke

Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of December FMMO data to provide some additional transparency to your milk check.

Economic update: February cull dairy cow marketing steady

It’s the end of the month, with lots of numbers to digest and even more to come. Here’s an update of those impacting your dairy income as March comes to a close.

March 28, 2023

Dave Natzke

Fluid milk sales started the new year as they ended the last one, trending lower.

August FMMO uniform prices dip, Class IV pooling plummets

September 16, 2022

Dave Natzke

The widening gap in August Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class IV and Class III milk prices pushed Class IV pooling lower.

August FMMO class prices drop but Class IV-Class III gap widens

August 2022 FMMO pooling estimates, uniform prices and producer price differentials are scheduled to be released on Sept. 11-14.

August 31, 2022

Dave Natzke

A widening gap in August Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class IV and Class milk prices ensures there’s even more incentive to depool Class IV milk.

Genetics vs. your milk check

Genetics heavily influence your milk production and in turn, influence your milk check.

August 19, 2022

Mandy Schmidt

Performance is a combination of genetics and environment. According to the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), milk production is 20% correlated to genetics.

Milk check basis: Are you doing it wrong?

October 7, 2021

Geoff Gerrits

Basis is a very important number. It can be a metric used to determine your likelihood of profitability. It will tell you how your sales are priced compared to another processor. Even though dairy farmers today do not have much option to pick and choose where their milk is sold, basis is a number you should know.

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State of Dairy: Labor and tight margins challenge dairy operations in 2026

January 2025 FMMO uniform milk prices mixed

Market forces elevate September FMMO uniform prices near two-year peaks

Should you chase ‘incentive’ days?

December 2023 FMMO uniform prices lower

Economic update: February cull dairy cow marketing steady

August FMMO uniform prices dip, Class IV pooling plummets

August FMMO class prices drop but Class IV-Class III gap widens

Genetics vs. your milk check

Milk check basis: Are you doing it wrong?

Another summer of water worries

3 things you need to know about bedding with manure solids

Can stress-suppressing pheromones fit into BQA best practices?

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