Cash dairy prices were steady to lower except for cheese Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0150 at $0.5575. Five sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5575 to $0.5625. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 at $1.6425. Fourteen sales were recorded, ranging from $1.64 to $1.6425. Cheese...
A dairy economist says herd size and milk production are growing. Corey Geiger with CoBank tells Brownfield, “It’s growing because dairy farmers are culling less dairy cows.” Geiger says that means milk margins are favorable for most producers. He says if you look at the past 96 weeks, dairy farmers...
The Food and Drug Administration wants to eliminate what they call 58 obsolete and unnecessary food standards of identity, including 18 dairy products. Clay Detlefsen with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield the FDA wants to get rid of three categories within the standards of identity rules: Products no...
Cash dairy prices were steady to higher Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.5725. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0150 at $1.64. Eleven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.63 to $1.64. Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.65. No sales were recorded. ...
A common forage crop can help bring problem weeds under control. University of Wisconsin research biologist Mark Renz tells Brownfield herbicide-resistant weeds like waterhemp and ragweed have been controlled for years by dairy and organic farms by planting and harvesting alfalfa. “We’re harvesting it every 28 to 35 days. That’s...
Cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5725. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.6250. Six sales were recorded at that price. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.65. No sales were recorded. Butter prices were down $0.01...
Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with global markets and the dollar seeing improvements. Dry whey increased $0.0050 to $0.5725. Blocks down $0.02 at $1.6250. Four sales were made at $1.6250 and $1.63. Barrels down $0.02 at $1.55. Butter down $0.04 at $2.54. Nonfat dry...
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., praised the dairy sector for pledging to remove chemical food dyes from their products. Rollins complemented farmers and processors for being proactive, voluntarily eliminating artificial colors from ice cream products by the end of 2027. “We...
Cash dairy prices were steady to lower in light trading Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5675. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 at $1.6450. One sale was recorded at $1.65. Cheese barrels were down $0.0050 at $1.67. No sales were...
Bob Huffman will lead MFA Incorporated starting September 1, succeeding Ernie Verslues, who is retiring after almost 40 years with MFA Incorporated. Huffman is currently the president and CEO of a First District Association, a Minnesota dairy cooperative. He also worked as the vice president of manufacturing operations for Dairy...
USDA’s latest supply and demand estimates say the U.S. will produce more cows, more milk, and more production in July. More cows plus more milk-per-cow have put milk production forecasts for this year and next higher. USDA projects July milk production will be 228.3 billion pounds, up from 227.8 billion...
U.S. dairy leaders are pleased to see trade issues with Canada remain on President Trump’s radar. Shawna Morris with the U.S. Dairy Export Council says, “I think the President recognizes that’s the track record we’ve seen from Canada, which is why he continues to harp on the issue.” Morris tells...
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.5675. Two sales were recorded at $0.5675 and $0.5750. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0250 at $1.66. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.66 to $1.6775. Cheese barrels were down $0.0350 at $1.6750....