Milk Check Outlook

Milk Check Outlook is published 20 times a year—on the 10th and 25th of nearly every month. Hoard’s Dairyman works with industry experts from across the country to provide their perspective on everything from milk prices, the future of the dairy economy, and how to be a profitable producer. These columns are found in each Hoard’s Dairyman magazine and are also distributed by email. To receive these columns, please subscribe to the magazine or sign up to receive our weekly e-newsletter.

Calmer financial waters await U.S. dairy producers

Oct. 4 2018

For years, dairy producers have been battered and tossed about like a dinghy on a stormy sea. Milk prices have been barely adequate to keep them afloat. Some have even sunk

As milk production grows, threats remain

Sept. 25 2018

As winter continues its retreat from the Southern Hemisphere, dairy farmers are preparing themselves to enter the high-production season

Which way are the trade winds blowing?

Sept. 10 2018

I would be the first to tell you that forecasting milk prices is an imprecise science. But I do try to do more than wet my finger and stick it in the air to see which way the winds are blowing