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MN Dairy Numbers Continue to Dwindle

Published Yesterday

In Minnesota, 315 licensed dairy farms exited the industry in 2019. That’s according to data released by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. This is the second year in a row the state has lost more than 300 dairies. 2,448 licensed…

Moving Livestock Development Forward

Published January 15, 2020

There is a motive to move livestock development forward in North Dakota. Those conversations were one focus at the 2nd Annual Livestock Summit hosted by the North Dakota Livestock Alliance. "We try to get a pulse on the ag industry;…

Strong Domestic Dairy Demand Expected to Continue in 2020

Published December 26, 2019

The outlook improved for the U.S. dairy sector toward the end of 2019. AgResource Company President Dan Basse says domestic product demand was strong the last six months of the year. That’s expected to continue in 2020. "We're relatively upbeat…

U.S. Dairy Milk Production Shows Slight Increase for November

Published December 19, 2019

November milk production in the U.S totaled 17.4 billion pounds in November; up a half percent from a year ago. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service also revised the October milk production number up 1.4 percent from a year ago to…

Enrollment Reopens for MN DAIRI Program

Published December 17, 2019

Enrollment for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Dairy Assistance, Investment and Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program will reopen through the end of 2019. To qualify, farmers must have produced less than 160,000 hundredweight of milk in 2018. Farmers will be paid…

An Optimistic Outlook Remains for the Dairy Industry

Published November 29, 2019

Midwest Dairy Board Chairman Allen Merrill remains optimistic about the future of the dairy industry as the industry adjusts to current market forces. "The dairy industry is changing. We've seen a price point a little more appealing coming out of…

DMI Responds to Dean Foods Bankruptcy Protection

Published November 13, 2019

Dean Foods filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection this week. In response, Dairy Management Incorporated or DMI says the U.S. dairy industry has and will continue to successfully navigate the current economic environment. DMI also says dairy is well positioned…

Stronger Milk Prices Provide Hedging Opportunities

Published November 6, 2019

November Class III Milk futures have move above $20 per hundredweight. Kluis Commodities market analyst Jacob Burks sees that $20-plus price as a psychological level for dairy producers. "This has been too little, too late for some of these dairies,"…

AMPI Discontinues Production at Two Plants

Published November 4, 2019

Due to a decline in dairy farm numbers and milk production in the region, Associated Milk Producers, Incorporated is shutting down two of its plants. Those facilities are the Rochester, Minnesota cheese plant and the Arlington, Iowa nonfat dry milk…

Hortman Named MMPA Legislator of the Year

Published October 28, 2019

The Minnesota Milk Producers Association has named House Speaker Melissa Hortman as its legislator of the year. The MMPA cites Hortman’s work to secure funding for the dairy sector in the last legislative session.

Articles tagged under: dairy

MN Dairy Numbers Continue to Dwindle

Moving Livestock Development Forward

Strong Domestic Dairy Demand Expected to Continue in 2020

U.S. Dairy Milk Production Shows Slight Increase for November

Enrollment Reopens for MN DAIRI Program

An Optimistic Outlook Remains for the Dairy Industry

DMI Responds to Dean Foods Bankruptcy Protection

Stronger Milk Prices Provide Hedging Opportunities

AMPI Discontinues Production at Two Plants

Hortman Named MMPA Legislator of the Year

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