Dairy groups across the United States are currently working on proposals to overhaul the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. For years, the orders have put Midwestern dairy producers at a significant ...

Dairy producers have approved a series of modifications to federal milk marketing orders, including reversing a change to milk pricing that was made in the 2018 farm bill. USDA’s Agricultural ...

LEWISTON, Minn. — Mitch Thompson delivered milk to his processor this month that ended up in a nearby field, and Carey and Emily Tweten were pushed to sell spot loads at a heavily discounted rate.

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has released its recommendation on changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, which will be published in the Federal Register soon. Farm groups and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted plenty of commodity markets and some of the most glaring examples occurred in the dairy industry where losses exceeded $725 million, according to the National Milk ...

My earliest memories of farming were in my family’s dairy barn. Those were some of my happiest memories—rising before the sun to milk the cows, helping care for our animals and doing my part to ...

This is the second article in a multipart series following developments in Federal Milk Marketing Orders. The first, released in April 2023, can be accessed here. If you’re involved in the dairy ...

Historical marketing events are happening in dairy right now. Class III and Class IV have drifted apart. Meanwhile, butter ...

The industry has become saturated with non-dairy choices over the last decade. From soy to macadamia, a variety of plant-based milk alternatives have begun filling shelves in recent years. Now, the ...

RICKREALL, Ore. — Lackluster demand at livestock auctions has convinced the owners of an Oregon dairy farm to directly sell the ground beef from its culled cows to the public. Last month, Nate ...