Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the June 2022 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

whether looking at your farm business or household accounts, it’s pretty obvious prices for just about everything are rising

During the past two years, the commodity world was rocked by both the biggest demand shock and the biggest supply shock seen in generations. COVID-19 lockdowns crushed demand and led to widespread mil

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the April 25, 2022 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

How does one combat inflation? Interest rates. That’s the most effective tool in the toolbox for economists and policymakers alike when it comes to countering high inflation

The Class I Mover calculation has been an ongoing discussion for dairy industry stakeholders. Any time the formula is changed there will be winners and losers

In recent years, for better or worse, milk prices in the U.S. are determined increasingly by forces at play in other parts of the world

After seven years of lackluster milk prices, dairy farmers are finally seeing the upswing they have been waiting for in milk checks. This year has started out with a bang

Risk management is a broad term that can have many, often complicated, definitions when considering a dairy’s choices on its financial security

“The commodity market is bringing a lot of money into the ag markets,” shared Sarina Sharp at the winter gathering of the Wisconsin Association of Dairy Plant Field Representatives

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the February 2022 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

When economists try to forecast markets, they typically look at the history of prices and production and then consider consumer demand and other market factors

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the January 25, 2022 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the January 10, 2022, issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Discussion continues surrounding the best approach in calculating the Class I mover to determine the price for fluid milk. The months of June through November 2020 highlighted that the Class I mover

Dubai. Not only is it one of the largest metropolitan centers in the Middle East with its 5 million-plus people, but it could also be considered the pearl of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

For decades we have watched as U.S. cow numbers built up quickly in response to favorable market signals while retracting slowly to unfavorable ones

the volatility that dairy markets have experienced over the last several months continues. That’s because the balance between milk supplies and domestic and international demand for dairy products

For nearly two years, U.S. dairy producers have been building new facilities or crowding more cattle into existing pens

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the September 25, 2021 issue of Hoard's Dairyman