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Milk Production Tightens Slightly

Published December 20, 2024

U.S. milk production totaled 17.9 billion pounds in November. That’s down one percent from a year ago. Minnesota’s milk production was unchanged, but cow numbers declined by 7,000 head. In South Dakota, milk production increased one percent while the size…
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Milk Production Up 0.2 Percent

Published November 21, 2024

In October, U.S. milk production rose 0.2 percent from a year earlier. In South Dakota, milk production increased nearly ten percent. During the past year, South Dakota dairy farms added 17,000 cows to the milk herd. Minnesota milk production declined…
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H5N1 Leads to Lasting Milk Production Decline

Published November 1, 2024

H5N1’s impact on milk production is noteworthy. “With individual herds, there’s a pretty big dip actually,” reports Jim Salfer, dairy specialist, University of Minnesota Extension. The recovery period for affected dairy cows is longer than initially thought. “It seems like…
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SD, MN, ND Milk Production Totals

Published October 22, 2024

Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled 17.5 billion pounds in September, up 0.2 percent from a year ago. South Dakota milk production is up nearly eight percent. Minnesota’s milk output is down two percent. In the past…
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Nominal Change in Dairy Output

Published September 23, 2024

In the 24 major dairy states totaled 18.1 billion pounds, up a fraction of one percent from a year ago. Minnesota milk production is down 2.8 percent. That’s with 8,000 fewer milk cows than one year ago. South Dakota milk…
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SD Continues to Grow Its Dairy Industry

Published August 22, 2024

Milk production in the 24 major dairy production states totaled 18.2 billion pounds in July. That’s down 0.2 percent from July of last year. In South Dakota, milk production increased 7.4 percent. South Dakota added 15,000 cows to the state…
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A Class III Market Reversal

Published July 25, 2024

The dairy market has seen a remarkable reversal higher since last winter. AgResource Company President Dan Basse said several factors are driving the change. "We're still trying to decipher the impact on production relative to avian flu, but longer term, there…
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May Milk Production Report Released

Published June 24, 2024

Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled 18.9 billion pounds in May. That’s down less than one percent from May of last year. In South Dakota, milk production rose more than ten percent. That has been boosted by…
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SD Continues to Add to Its Dairy Herd

Published May 21, 2024

April milk production totaled 19 billion pounds nationwide. That’s down 0.4 percent from one ago.  In South Dakota, milk production rose 12.3 percent with the addition of 23,000 cows to the state dairy herd. Minnesota milk output was down a…
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South Dakota Dairy Herd Continues to Grow

Published April 23, 2024

Milk production in the 24 major states totaled 18.8 billion pounds in March. That’s down less than one percent from a year ago. South Dakota had the biggest increase in milk production, up more than 11 percent from one year…
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