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March 28 2023
In the simplest terms, price volatility is the change in a commodity’s price over time. Daily, weekly, monthly, and annual periods are often typical points to track to reference price movements....
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March 28 2023
Women have always been integral to the operation of a dairy farm, through work on the farm itself and decisions made at the kitchen table. USDA’s latest Agricultural Resource Management Survey reports...
Top five reasons to use youtube
Blog
March 27 2023
When asked which platform is best to reach today’s consumer, there’s one that shows up prominently in Google searches and social media: YouTube. Why is that?
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Article
March 22 2023
World Dairy Expo® is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2023 Expo Recognition Awards. Nominated and selected by their peers, these individuals have made remarkable contributions to the dairy...
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March 20 2023
FDA’s split-decision draft guidance on plant-based beverage labeling offered last month gave everyone something to be mad about. For dairy producers and consumers, the fact the agency would allow...
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Article
March 13 2023
The butterfat found in milk carries the flavor consumers have grown to savor when eating dairy products
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Article
March 13 2023
Cybersecurity isn’t a glamorous topic to write about or discuss. However, that doesn’t diminish its importance
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March 13 2023
According to enrollment reports issued by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, the percentage of established production history enrolled in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program climbed to 78.5% for 2023
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Article
March 9 2023
A two-day seminar was held recently at a California college titled “Coffee, Tea, and Creamers: The Science and Art of Milk in Beverages.”
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Article
March 6 2023
Technology should be useful and easily understood if it’s going to bring value to dairy farmers and their employees
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Article
March 6 2023
Increasingly, dairy herds are being built with beef in mind. While that changes supply chains, it doesn’t change the need for quality calf care
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Article
March 6 2023
The 2022 milk production data is out. It tells the story of two dairy worlds
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Article
March 2 2023
We often talk about how dairy prices are going to raise or lower milk production, but we don’t spend much time talking about the impact that prices have on the demand side
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March 2 2023
While Idaho’s dairy industry remains healthy, dynamic, and growing, hard-charging Texas is growing so fast that it may soon overtake Idaho as the nation’s third-largest dairy state based on...
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Blog
Feb. 27 2023
During this school year, I have the pleasure of being an intern with Edge Dairy Cooperative, a group that is partnered with Minnesota Milk Producers Association
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Article
Feb. 27 2023
Although some prices are showing signs of easing, high price tags on dairy products facing consumers are persisting into early 2023
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Feb. 27 2023
On a percentage basis, 6.4% of all U.S. dairy farms holding permits to sell milk left the business last year. That exit ranks sixth all-time since data tracking began on this statistic in 1992
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Article
Feb. 20 2023
Even though technology generates accurate data, there is a much more important question — Does the information generated bring value to the dairy farmer?“I love technology. I really go into...
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Article
Feb. 20 2023
Sometimes people wish there were more hours in a day to complete the responsibilities at hand, and dairy cows may feel the same way. Rick Grant of the Miner Institute recommends that farmers think abo
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Feb. 20 2023
U.S. dairy exports excelled again in 2022, with record shipments further cementing its role as the key demand driver for U.S. milk. For the third consecutive year, the U.S. dairy industry set a r