U.S. Dairy Sector Struggling
The U.S. dairy industry, the largest in the world, is under severe pressure as the consumption habits of Americans shift, data show. Borden Dairy filed for bankruptcy protection, the second major U.S. dairy to do…
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Report Raises Milk Production Outlook
The USDA’s latest World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released in June, raised 2021-22 milk production forecasts due to higher cow numbers, with the outlook for prices mixed. For 2021, the USDA forecasts milk…
Milk Sector Also Needs More Drivers
Coming soon to an industry near you (or already here): a truck-driver shortage. There’s currently a nationwide deficit of both long-haul and short-run truck drivers, and it will impact the transit of bulk milk, feed…
Dairy Sector Thriving On Exports
A large portion of U.S. dairy is exported and, despite significant disruptions in trade last year, the United States exported nearly 2.4 million metric tons of dairy goods – a record-setting mark, according to data released…
Milk Production Continues To Drop
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service shows milk production continues to decline. After many years of depressed prices, some dairy farmers faced an extremely tough year in 2020 with a global…
Wiskerchen Cheese Buys All Star
Wiskerchen Cheese Buys All Star. Wiskerchen Cheese Inc. (WCI) of Auburndale, Wis., has acquired the assets of All Star Ltd. In Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, company officials said. Moving forward, the new entity will conduct business as All Star LLC…
USDA Gave Dairies $790 million
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that USDA gave dairies $790 million in Coronavirus Financial Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) benefit thus far. Wisconsin dairy farmers received more than 20 percent of that…
Virus Breaking Global Food Supply Chain
Despite strong demand for basic foods like dairy products amid the coronavirus pandemic, the milk supply chain has seen a host of disruptions that are preventing dairy farmers from getting their products to market. Mass…
Lawsuit Calls For Methane Digesters
Los Angeles Superior Court has approved a settlement in a lawsuit against Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) resulting from the 2015-2016 Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, according to an announcement from the California Air Resources…
More Dairies Turning To Canola Meal
It used to be that canola meal had to have a $100-per-ton discount to soybean meal before dairy nutritionist Marty Faldet would consider recommending it to his clients. No more. Years of feeding experience are…
