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

One lesson the past year and a half taught us is that our food supply chain is fragile

In my previous column, “Keep an eye on the five major farm risks,” in the April 25, 2021, issue, I introduced the “five categories of risk” that farmers face

Three weeks ago, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced it will seek an emergency USDA hearing on reform to the Class I price mover

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

However, why we have federal programs to subsidize food consumption is not always clear, especially when we contrast the perspectives of people whose primary interest is agriculture versus people whose...

The coronavirus pandemic was an outlier event that dramatically shocked the supply and demand fundamentals of all commodity markets. Milk was no exception

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

Dairy markets have a new driver at the wheel: demand. Before 2020, dairy markets hinged mainly on the dynamics of milk supply

Scarcity and oversupply were two of the stories that permeated the past year as COVID-19 influenced dairy markets

On Monday, March 22, the USDA held a 12-hour listening session to hear feedback from the public about the Farmers to Families Food Box Program

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the April 10, 2021 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

A year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down our nation and our economy. Our lives have been shattered by countless losses and our industry has been put to the ultimate test

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

Farmers added 93,000 milk cows to the herd between June and December. This is the fastest six-month expansion in more than 22 years

Dairy product sales, both at home and abroad, have changed more in the past 12 months than in any previous five- or 10-year time frame

Pandemic, prices, and PPDs . . . What will 2021 offer?Mark Stephenson, Directory of Dairy Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-MadisonSponsored by Cargill Stephenson looked at the continued impact...

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

Maintaining adequate financial liquidity has become a greater issue for dairy producers in recent years because of the more intense volatility of both earnings and cash flow

In your January 10, 2021 issue . . .MILK MARKET PROJECTIONS REMAIN IN FLUX as USDA economists adjusted the 2021 All-Milk price forecast, down by $1.10 to a $16.60 per hundredweight (cwt.) average. Thi