Articles tagged under: dairy
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.ND Dairy Ambassadors Being Sought
Published October 23, 2019
Midwest Dairy is seeking college-aged students interested in becoming a North Dakota Dairy Ambassador. The program offers leadership opportunities to connect with consumers, network with industry professionals and share their dairy story. Applications are due December 1 and ambassador will…MN Dairy is Denied Expansion Permit, Asked to Reevaluate Livestock Emissions
Published October 21, 2019
Last week, the Minnesota Court of Appeals told the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to take animal methane emissions into account when reconsidering a previously-approved permit. That permit was for a planned dairy expansion of 1,500 to 3,000 milking cows and…