Weekly Digest

Weekly Digest: Fewer dairy cows in drought areas

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:53:01 -0500

Here’s a summary of news impacting your dairy as we approach the middle of February 2024.

Weekly Digest: Southeastern U.S. FMMOs amended

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:28:34 -0500

Here’s an update on news and economic factors impacting your dairy entering the first full week of February 2024.

Economic Update: January FMMO milk class prices mixed

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:58:12 -0500

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy’s financial picture as we turn the calendar to February 2024.

Economic Update: February 2024 Class I base price lower

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:32:14 -0500

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy profitability during the fourth week of January 2024.

Weekly Digest: Holstein Association USA advances MW genetic identification

dave@agproud.com — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:08:50 -0500

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy during the third week of January 2024.

Economic Update: Dairy cull cow marketing slowed since September

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:53:17 -0500

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy profitability during the third week of January 2024.

Economic Update: Lots of dairy numbers to start the new year

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:33:24 -0500

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy profitability during the first week of January 2024.

Economic Update: January 2024 Class I base price weakens

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:42:08 -0500

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy profitability as we approach Christmas of 2023.

Weekly Digest: Whole milk in school

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:44:40 -0500

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy during the week before Christmas 2023.

Weekly Digest: Bell ringing for FMMO hearing recess, school milk choices

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:07:29 -0500

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy as we approach the middle of December 2023.

Weekly Digest: DMC payments, dairy export updates

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:06:27 -0500

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy as we close out the first full week of December 2023.

Economic Update: Dairy downturn, interest expenses highlight 2023 USDA income forecast

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:32:45 -0500

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy finances as the calendar turns to December 2023.

Weekly Digest: November FMMO milk class prices announced

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:28:44 -0500

Checks for November milk production will again reflect diverging Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class III-IV milk prices.

Economic Update: December 2023 Class I base price steady

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:15:56 -0500

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy finances as November 2023 comes to a close.

Weekly Digest: WOTUS will stay in news, courts in 2024

dave@agproud.com — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:20:23 -0500

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy as we celebrate Thanksgiving 2023.

Economic Update: Ag loan interest rates nearing 9%

dave@agproud.com — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:16:18 -0500

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy finances entering the final week of November 2023.

Weekly Digest: House panels says dairy producers need H-2A program

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:49:59 -0500

Roughly 40% of all U.S. dairy farms have non-family member employees, and about 70% of those workers are immigrant employees.

Weekly Digest: Ohio, Oregon youths earn FFA proficiency awards in dairy

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:24:42 -0500

National FFA 2023 Agricultural Proficiency Award recipients were named during the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, Nov. 1-4, in Indianapolis.

Economic Update: October FMMO milk class prices diverge

dave@agproud.com — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:17:50 -0400

Struggling cheese and protein prices weakened the Class III price, offsetting strong butterfat and Class IV prices and widening the Class III-IV price spread, adding substantial Class IV depooling incentives.

Weekly Digest: House ag appropriations, farm bill timelines proposed

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:44:20 -0400

Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers as October 2023 comes to a close.

Economic Update: Interest rates impacting borrowers, lenders

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:55:06 -0400

Farm lending activity at commercial banks has slowed as the Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Open Market Committee meets to consider adjusting interest rates again.

Weekly Digest: Proposal elevates USDA organic dairy programs, data collection

dave@agproud.com — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:28:26 -0400

USDA organic dairy programs, production data collection and risk management support would increase under a bill introduced in the Senate.

Weekly Digest: GDT index increases again

dave@agproud.com — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:52:08 -0400

Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers during the third week of October 2023.

Economic Update: Dairy Forward Pricing Program has expired, for now

dave@agproud.com — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:58:08 -0400

With congressional failure to approve a 2023 Farm Bill, new milk supply contracts under the Dairy Forward Pricing Program are no longer authorized.

Weekly Digest: Check Form I-9 document edition date

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 10:13:45 -0400

Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers during the second week of October 2023.

Weekly Digest: House votes to remove McCarthy as speaker

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:35:43 -0400

Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers during the first week of October 2023.

Weekly Digest: USDA publishes dairy checkoff report for 2020

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:08:23 -0400

Lower milk production cut into butter inventories in cold storage in August. The tighter supplies are driving prices higher.

Economic update: Class I milk base price, culling rates hit five-month highs

dave@agproud.com — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:15:08 -0400

The Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to maintain the interest rate for federal funds at 5.5%.

Weekly Digest: Are you eligible for Milk Loss Program assistance?

dave@agproud.com — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:58:48 -0400

Although MLP support is targeted for individual producers, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is urging cooperatives that spread losses across their membership to inquire about eligibility.

Economic update: USDA reduces dairy export forecast

dave@agproud.com — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:46:33 -0400

Private-lender interest rates on agricultural loans are moving higher and so are rates on loans through the USDA’s Farm Service Agency.