At the start of 2025, market sentiment and supply and demand risks are tilted toward the downside, but I think we’ll see decent milk prices and margins for dairy farmers despite the risks
The following benchmarks have come up in discussions over the past two months: income over feed costs, cost per pound of dry matter, feed conversion efficiency, yield per acre, milk per ton, etc
Staying on top of the many tactics of animal rights activist groups allows us to better position ourselves to help educate the public on animal agriculture
On the 2024 campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to take firm action to restrict lawful and unlawful immigration into the U.S., including a pledge for mass deportations
Dairy farmers enjoyed higher milk prices in 2024 due to lower milk output for much of the year, and that same market force caused retail milk prices to climb to a new high
The dairy situation and outlook for 2025Presented by: Leonard Polzin, University of Wisconsin-MadisonxxxThis presentation will provide an overview of dairy markets
A growing body of emerging evidence indicates that dairy foods like milk, cheese, and yogurt across a variety of fat levels may contribute to cardiometabolic health, including body composition outcomes
Our journey into 2025 has just begun, but from a business standpoint, dairy farmers are always looking ahead at milk prices, feed costs, and other farm expenses
Recent research has shown that the agriculture industry makes up about 10% of total United States greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), mostly from enteric fermentation and manure management
While nearly everyone in the dairy industry forecasted that U.S. milk production would keep growing, milk production began stalling in 2022 and has held relatively flat ever since
