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Feedlot Permit Changes Impact MN Dairy Farmers

Published March 31, 2020

According to Minnesota Milk Producers Association executive director Lucas Sjostrom, changes to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits impact dairy farmers. "This impacts large dairies and the dairies with fewer cows could see the regulations copied and pasted at…

China Lifts Beef Restrictions, Updates Approved Dairy Export Facilities

Published March 11, 2020

There is continued progress in implementing phase one of the trade agreement between the U.S. and China. The most recent actions by China include lifting a ban on beef imports from animals over 30 months of age and updated facilities…

Dissecting and Navigating the Dairy Economy

Published February 26, 2020

There have been five years of marginal profitability for Minnesota dairy farmers. The second half of 2019 started to show an increase in the milk price, which put a little hope back into the market. Central Lakes College Farm Business…

AMPI’s Dairy Industry Footprint Growing

Published February 24, 2020

Associated Milk Producers Incorporated Co-President and CEO Sheryl Meshke says AMPI’s footprint in the U.S. dairy industry continues to grow. "Our manufacturing infrastructure produced about ten percent of the nation's processed cheese and butter. AMPI dairy farmer owners own a…

AMPI Celebrates 50 Years

Published February 24, 2020

Associated Milk Producers Incorporated celebrated 50 years of business at their annual meeting in Bloomington. AMPI Chairman Steve Schlangen says AMPI was incorporated as a business in October 1969. "We've been ramping up to this event for the last few…

DFA and Dean Foods Reach Agreement

Published February 24, 2020

Dairy Farmers of America and Dean Foods have reached an agreement worth $425 million. In the agreement, DFA will acquire 44 plants along with equipment, inventory real estate and other assets owned by Dean Foods. DFA’s bid will serve as…

U.S. and China Working on Trade Protocols

Published February 14, 2020

The phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China is now officially in place. All eyes are on exports to China with the commitment to significantly increase their agricultural purchases from the U.S. in the next two years. Work…

MN Lawmakers Hear More About the DAIRI Program

Published February 13, 2020

The Minnesota House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division got an update on Minnesota’s Dairy Assistance, Investment and Relief Initiative or DAIRI program on Thursday. The DAIRI program was created in the 2019 legislative session to encourage enrollment in…

Technology Helps Dairy Farms Improve Business

Published February 10, 2020

The use of technology has made vast changes in the way farms do business. Stearns Dairy Herd Improvement Association customer service representative Christa Schlosser says technology is also changing how dairy herds are managed. "I grew up on a 40…

Baltic, SD Dairy Farm Wins National BQA Award

Published February 6, 2020

Boadwine Farms of Baltic, South Dakota received the Beef Quality Assurance – FARM Dairy Award at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention. Owners Lynn and Trish Boadwine milk more than 2,000 Holstein dairy cows and farm 2,500 acres of rotating feed…

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Feedlot Permit Changes Impact MN Dairy Farmers

China Lifts Beef Restrictions, Updates Approved Dairy Export Facilities

Dissecting and Navigating the Dairy Economy

AMPI’s Dairy Industry Footprint Growing

AMPI Celebrates 50 Years

DFA and Dean Foods Reach Agreement

U.S. and China Working on Trade Protocols

MN Lawmakers Hear More About the DAIRI Program

Technology Helps Dairy Farms Improve Business

Baltic, SD Dairy Farm Wins National BQA Award

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