Extra milk should get fair-market price
That extra milk is putting pressure on the region’s fluid milk market that delivers higher returns to dairy farmers. In 2015, 34 percent of the region’s fluid milk went to Class I beverage milk. That number was down from the 40 percent level just four years earlier. And it’s likely that market share dropped even further in 2016. BY COREY GEIGER
California dairy groups weigh USDA marketing order proposal
Led by the state’s three major dairy co-ops, the initiative came from years of frustration over the price producers receive for milk going into cheese vats. By Carol Ryan Dumas.
Milk Glut Prompts DFA to Seek Change in Pooling
Each cooperative and independent dairy producer has to balance production against marketing capacity, an effort that becomes especially challenging when there’s a surplus of milk. By Charlene M. Shupp.
Glanbia ‘in discussions’ with US dairy suppliers over cheese plant
Glanbia has confirmed that it is in ‘advanced discussions’ with three major US milk suppliers – Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Foremost Farms – over a new cheese and whey production facility in Michigan.
Cheese, butter prices take opposite directions
Spot market prices for AA butter and Cheddar cheese barrels continued heading in opposite directions in trading through Wednesday of this week. By Ray Mueller
These Cows Will Text You When They’re in Heat
Dairy farmers are using sensors in cows’ stomachs to track the health of the herd. By Michael Scaturro
Cheese prices suffer setback
Dairy futures tumble for nearby months. By Ray Mueller.
China's Yili gained as dairy market curdled in 2015
Rabobank’s annual league table of the world’s largest dairy companies has been released – and the data underlines what a challenging market it has been in recent months. By Dean Best
Arla Foods to open new cheese plant with Dairy Farmers of America
Two dairy co-operatives in the USA are planning to open a new cheese plant in the western part of New York state. Two farmer owned co-operatives, Arla and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) will focus on cheddar cheese production, which accounts for a third of the cheese consumed in the USA.
DFA official, dairy producer provide details about Meadowlark plant
Officials associated with the Meadowlark dairy plant being constructed in Garden City shared more details about the plant and the products it will produce following a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday.