Cash dairy prices were lower on Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as traders squared positions ahead of Friday’s supply and demand report. Dry whey down $0.0050 at $0.5850. One sale was made at that price. Blocks down $0.0525 at $1.62. Eleven sales were made from $1.62 to $1.67. Barrels...

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says July shipments moved the second-largest volume in any given month since August 2022. U.S. dairy exports gained seven percent in volume year over year, while values jumped 20 percent to $834.5 million. Cheese exports rose 29 percent with Central America, the Caribbean, South Korea,...

Cash dairy prices were lower except for block cheese Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.01 at $0.59. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0075 at $1.6725.  Two sales were recorded at $1.67 and $1.6725.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0050 at $1.6750.  No...

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.03 at $0.60. Two sales were recorded at $0.5825 and $0.60.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.03 at $1.6650.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6650 to $1.67.  Cheese barrels were down $0.02 at...

Producers in the Dairy State are in the early stages of corn silage harvesting.  Choppers have been rolling in parts of southern Wisconsin for over a week, and now they’re getting a good start farther north.  Lee Kinnard at Kinnard Farms in Kewaunee County tells Brownfield they’ll start chopping Tuesday....

Cash dairy prices were steady to higher Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.57. One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0050 at $1.6950.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6925 to $1.6950.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.70. ...

Live cattle futures were down 97 cents to $1.20 in the front months on Friday, as October was $3.67 lower this week. Cash activity saw sales of $242-243 reported this week, steady to $1 higher in the South and $2-3 weaker in the North. This morning’s Fed Catte Exchange online...

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Cash dairy prices were lower except for butter again Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0025 at $0.5650. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.04 at $1.69.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.69 to $1.7175.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0425 at $1.70. ...

Cash dairy prices were lower except for butter Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0025 at $0.5675. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0350 at $1.73.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.73 to $1.7450.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0375 at $1.7425.  No...

A court has said the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has the authority to regulate large farms through its water pollution permits. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce represented The Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and Venture Dairy Cooperative challenging the DNR, saying the agency lacked authority to require concentrated animal feeding operations or...

World Dairy Expo is a month away, but some of this year’s contest winners have already been announced. The Dairy Products Contest has hundreds of products entered in 96 classes, and the winners will be honored during World Dairy Expo. The Cheese and Butter Grand Champion is Lake Country Dairy-Schuman...

Live cattle futures saw weaker trade on Wednesday, with losses of 85 cent to $1.20. Cash activity has been quiet this week, with some light sales of $242 reported. This morning’s Fed Catte Exchange online auction showed sales on 398 of the 1,238 head offered at $242-$242.50. Feeder cattle futures...

Dairy’s checkoff is helping the next generation of industry leaders complete their education.  The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, through Dairy Management Inc., annually awards $2,500 scholarships to 11 students.  They have also awarded the $3,500 James H. Loper Jr. Memorial Scholarship to Rachel Visser, a student at the...

Dairy farmers are working to lower their farm’s carbon footprint with help from Dairy’s Foundation. Shelly Meyer with the Professional Dairy Producers tells Brownfield Your Farm, Your Footprint is a program that allows dairy farmers to get a handle on what their carbon footprint is and make it better.  She...