May Issue No. Our story of the month: Click Above for Story of the Month. Meanwhile, a devastating, late April blizzard killed thousands of beef animals in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. That blizzard followed earlier wildfires that hurt cattle producers in Oklahoma and Kansas. Several Signals Indicate Stronger Butter Prices Ahead p.

That fact boosts export opportunities and slows imports. Tool for Improving Herds Improvement Requires a Plan p. For its fiscal year ending September 30,Michigan Milk Producers Assn. MMPA is awash in milk, and incurring big losses getting rid of the stuff.

Dairy Leaders Preparing Pro-GMO, Anti-Activist Onslaught p. Food Safety Starts with an Ethic, But Requires Tools p. We continue with part 2 of our profile of Nelson-Jameson, Inc. Waunakee, WI Dairy Farm Invests in Manure Composting p.

The Endres compost dairy manure year-round. They find savings in reduced transporting manure to the fields, greater dry matter yields for alfalfa, and no problems with polluting nearby streams. Yes, composting seems to be working well for the Endres family. We reprint selected, informative PowerPoint Panels provided by speakers are the recent, combined milk powder and butter industry meeting in Chicago. Plenty of wisdom at the podium at this event, which was attended by over 1, industry representatives.

Pete Hardin conducts his annual proctology on the latest financial audit of Dairy Farmers of America. Bitter Butter Battles Buffeting Badgerland Barristers p. A flurry of lawsuits and administrative actions has taken place in Wisconsin during the past two months. Wisconsin officials have blocked sales of KerryGold butter.

KerryGold has sued a competitor. Playground Bullies Still stealing Milk Money p. Writer Paris Reidhead provides both historic and up-to-date perspectives on the issue of organic dairy integrity and the undue influence of mega-dairies. How Much Butter Does Wisconsin Make??? Butter has Best Potential Upside in Unsettled Dairy Commodity Scene p. In this spring of discontent, dairy livestock prices remain flat … at best.

But beef buyers are not back in the game — buying dairy livestock for slaughter and placement in beef pens. Organic Industry Watchdog Wins Major Antitrust Victory p. Dannon will be forced to unload its Stonyfield Yogurt subsidiary. Among Dairy Commodities, Only Butter Maintaining Price Stability p. The dairy commodity scene is not pretty. Butter, among the major three commodities, maintains its price integrity.

Cheddar and nonfat dry milk prices are down-trending, compared to levels earlier in Prices for springing heifers and milk cows are down in auctions. European Chemical Agency Decides Glyphosate is Not a Carcinogen p.

Jan Shepel reports on a recent decision by the European Chemical Agency that determines glyphosate — a widely-used herbicide — is not a carcinogen. Wisconsin should focus on marketing, sales p. Pete Hardin lays out a wide range of positive, pro-active solutions by which Wisconsin dairy interests can strive to tailor milk production to demand and to upgrade the image of cheeses produced in Wisconsin.

Ameri-Milk Jerseys to Find New Homes p. Mielke is an accomplished breeder in both Holstein and Jersey circles. Writer Jan Shepel interviews Don and profiles his herd of Jerseys. April Issue No. Click Above for Stories of the Month. Gillibrand Aims for Milk Pricing Reform p. That price will be the peak for a while, as Cheddar prices at the CME have declined sharply.

JBS Caught in Massive Brazilian Beef Scandal p. JBS, which is a major U. JBS is a major buyer of dairy cull cows and steers in the U. Brazilian beef imports have knocked down U. Pete Hardin scorns the chorus of dairy leaders and politicians blaming Canada for New York and Wisconsin dairy farmers losing their markets.

The real problem is undisciplined milk production in states such as Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin. The Ethics in Government Act clearly specifies restrictions on outgoing, former Cabinet officials such as USDA secretary. Stonyfield Organic Yogut Sell-Off: Publication of the approval in the Federal Register, as well a public comment, will follow. DOJ is forcing Dannon to divest the Stonyfield Yogurt business. NFDM Price-Fixing Lawsuit Update p. The Milkweed updates readers on the latest events in the long-running Class Action lawsuit against defendants DairyAmerica and California Dairies, Inc.

Nelson-Jameson, based in Marshfield, Wisconsin, is the leading supplier of products to the U. Senators Propose day Ban on Brazilian Beef Imports p. Senators are proposing legislation to ban Brazilian beef from entering the U. This move comes in response to a huge scandal over meat quality in Brazil.

A line of infant formula products, made from grass-fed milk and produced in New Zealand, will soon start being marketed in the U. Looks like the Kiwis are several steps ahead of U. Foods Made with Special Whey Protein help PKU Sufferers p. Individuals suffering from PKU have sometimes severe health and emotional issues, due to their inability to digest many proteins.

Denise Ney — a nutritional scientist at UW-Madison — headed up the team. Whey Protein GMP May Helpwith Weight Loss, Osteoporosis p. Writer Jan Shepel reports on an interesting side-result of whey research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Mice fed GMP whey proteins showed weight loss and increased bone mass density.

Further research is exploring the possible human applications of these findings. Writer Ken Rabas summarizes the first-half results for The a2 Milk Company, based in New Zealand. Sales and profits are up, and the company is making plans to expand sales of a2-derived dairy products in the U.

Exports Bridge Gap Between Unfettered Milk Production and Mature U. Writer Jan Shepel reports on a recent presentation by UW-Madison dairy economist Dr. Mark Stephenson, where Stephenson took a wide-ranging overview of current U. Strong farm milk production gains and retracting export opportunities are currently squeezing both dairy commodity and farm milk prices.

Writer Paris Reidhead offers a technical perspective on the biochemistry and air quality issues surrounding use of manure digesters on dairy farms. Overall, Reidhead concludes, using digesters to process dairy wastes is an environmental travesty, and a good way to lose money for investors.

Dow-DuPont Merger Moves Forward After Conditional Approval by EU p. Writer Jan Shepel covers EU approval of the proposed merger between two agri-chemical giants, Dow and DuPont. Consolidation is the name of the game for several sectors of U. Time for better ideas for the Farm Bill … p. Pete Hardin offers a few improvements, starting with simplifying the federal milk order system into three milk orders and two classes of farm milk use.

Hands Off My Food! A newly-released book by Dr. McCullough urges individuals to take responsibility for their foods, starting by asking questions and changing habits, when deemed wise. March Issue No. Prices for Cheddar cheese and nonfat dry milk have tumbled in the past several weeks.

Farm milk supplies are overly-abundant, and buyers are waiting for signs that the price bottoms are near, before they start buying normal quantities. Dairy Farmers of America and its marketing subsidiary, Dairy Marketing Services, will de-pool independent producers in their milk supply. That means the producers to not have access to class 1 fluid markets, nor will they have protections of the federal milk order.

DFA is using the de-pooling threat to coerce independent producers into DFA membership. Feed Soil Biota, Use Surplus Beneficially p. Paris Reidhead explains the benefits of spreading excess raw milk on soils to boost the health and activity of soil microbiota. Coast-to-Coast, Organic Dairy Markets Struggling p. From Atlantic to Pacific, organic farm milk supplies are overly abundant.

Some marketers are installing quotas on how much milk their producers may ship, other marketers face a tough choice of terminating producers. Scenic Central Has Payments Dispute with Amish Country Farms p. Scenic Central Milk Producers — a Wisconsin-based dairy cooperative — is in dispute with Amish Country Farms, a New Jersey-based firm, over funds due from sale of organic milk.

Once more unto the manure pit! The Northeast federal milk market administrator has okayed a proposal by Dairy Farmers of America for dumping excess milk in the Northeast for March through May Fuel-Grade Ethanol Distillers Keep Poisoning Cows with Excess Sulfur p. Writer Paris Reidhead details the heartbreak of a Tennessee dairy farm family — the Reeds — with a history of their herd health epidemic due to sulfur toxicity.

Amended Milk Powder Lawsuit Alleges Fraudulent Criminal Activities by DairyAmerica p. Bull Calf Prices Zeroing Out in Wisconsin p. No willing buyers, as the fed Holstein steer market in the Midwest has collapsed.

A Message from Jonathan and Claudia Haar. Jonathan and Claudia Haar are scheduled to appear in Federal Appeals Court in Manhattan on March 29 to state their legal case in opposition to the Settlement. The Dilemma of Agricultural Production Restraint p. Pete Hardin offers a wide-ranging review of issues involving restraint of agricultural production. Organic Conference Spotlights Organic Grain, Dairy Supply-Price Woes p. The recent MOSES organic conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin gave plenty of opportunity for grain and dairy farmers to learn about supply pressures on their sectors.

Imports of organic corn nearly doubled incompared to And organic dairy producers are learning the old conventional truth: CHEAP CORN MAKES CHEAP MILK. Abundant volumes of cheap, low-priced corn are fueling expanding organic farm milk supplies — also busting prices and markets. February Issue No. Cheddar blocks and lb. But by February 9, barrels were 3 cents higher than blocks.

The integrity of CME cash markets is questionable. Trump Pulls United Stats Out of TPP Pact p. As promised, President Trump pulled the U. The TPP is kaput. USDA Secretary-designate Sonny Perdue was the final Trump Cabinet nominee. A former Georgia governor and veterinarian, Perdue faces a big task of addressing policies for agriculture and food. Perhaps the biggest headache will be what to do about anticipated corn surpluses and low prices for a handful of major agricultural sectors.

Jan Shepel reports addition comments and insights by UW-Madison dairy economist Mark Stephenson. Vilsack Gains Top Post at U. Dairy Export Council p. Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has taken the top job at the U.

Prohibitions against former high-level federal employees stipulate that Vilsack may have no contact with USDA, nor advise foreign agents, for a long period.

What will he do to earn his salary??? Plans for a big new cheese plant in Michigan have been announced. Jan Shepel reports on a recent speech about future trends in dairy products by Ryan Sirolli, a dairy innovation leader for Cargill. He discussed a number of trends driving consumer food product innovation. CDI and DFA Talking … p. But what are they talking about???

Paris Reidhead visits a young New York State dairy farm family Adam, Margaret Tafel and their family. Organic Milk Supplies Burdensome — Prices Tumbling p. The story is the same in the Northeast, Midwest and California — organic farm milk supplies are a burden on marketers and prices are dropping. Numerous dairies are transitioning to organic status, but marketers already have more milk than they know what to do with, heading into the spring flush.

Key Language in the January 19, DMS Letter to Independent producers p. Depooling Bad or Good? DFA Economist Hollon Double-Speaks p. The Milkweed catches Elvon Hollon, DFA economist, in self-contradictory statements.

In California inHollon claimed that strict pooling regulations were necessary for the integrity of a federal milk order. But in a January 12, letter to the Northeast milk market administrator, Hollon asks for completely unrestricted milk pooling rules. USDA Taking Public Comments on Possible Organic Check-off p.

The headline says it all. Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak Hits South Korea p. Nate Wilson reports on a serious outbreak of FMD in South Korea. That nation is already suffering a serious outbreak of avian flu. Our dairy commodity review for the past month finds curious gyrations in the Cheddar cash markets.

Butter is seasonally strong. Nonfat dry milk prices at CME are reversing some of the progress made during recent months.

Meat Giant JBS in Brazilian Financial Scandal Investigation p. Brazil meat giant JBS, SA is caught up in a big scandal over financing for its purchases of meat packing businesses in the U. NY Farmers Solar Panel Fiasco: Paris Reidhead revisits the Sitts family of Franklin, New York. Last summer, Paris wrote about their troubled solar panel system for heating water in their milk house.

CME price gyrations … what to believe??? Pete Hardin dissects the present and historic antics of Cheddar pricing at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and concludes that something other than honest market opinions reign there from time to time. January Issue No. Our stories of the month: Click on stories of the month, above.

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Will Wisconsin dairy farmers comply? Three state agencies in Wisconsin have recently announced a hurry-up plan to subsidize construction of methane digesters for mega-dairies in the state. Food analyst Ed Zimmerman offers his look ahead at and the major trends that will play out. Jan Shepel explains the purpose and general details of the new rules restricting use of certain drugs for livestock and poultry operations.

All livestock producers must pay attention to this one! Congressional Letter Asks FDA for Stricter Enforcement of the Term "Milk" p. Jan Shepel reports on a mid-December letter sent to FDA by more than 30 U.

Senators and Congressional representatives. Vilsack to Head USDEC? The Milkweed raises questions about whether, if Vilsack does gain that post, if he will be violating conflict-of-interest statutes.

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For the Past 30 Years Commercial Disappearance Has Topped Farm Milk Output p. An anonymous dairy farmer has researched how for the past twenty years, U. Major Structural Changes Directly Ahead for U. This controversial analysis will upset a few folks. Pete Hardin explains how many U. Some of the troubled dairy co-ops and their problems are laid out. We visit some of the history behind the late s bail-out of the Farm Credit System of Omaha by the federal government, following the brutal farm depression of the s.

Does Increased High Fructose Corn Syrup Consumption Lead to More Diabetes? Writer Paris Reidhead takes a long look at the science and numbers behind High Fructose Corn Syrup consumption and human diabetes.

The causal relationship is not absolute, but a thinking person might want to reach for the water bottle instead of a soda.

Program Head Outlines Details to Dairy Audience p. Jan Shepel covers a speech given a couple months ago by the head of the F. If things are so great, why all the controversy???

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Management Change at Scenic Central Milk Producers p. Terry Hanson is in line to succeed Ron Statz as the manager of Wisconsin-based Scenic Central Milk Producers. Lots of info in this issue p.

Pete Hardin discusses the major stories in this issue. Dairy leaders are again attacking soy- and almond-milk products, claiming that plant-based beverages should not be called milk. December Issue No. Australia and New Zealand are seeing big declines in farm milk output at the beginning of their pasture seasons. Butter is becoming impossibly tight in Australia. Jan Shepel reports on a recent presentation by a veterinarian about how to manage milk cows that cannot be treated with the drug.

Grassland is the biggest butter manufacturer in the country. Questions About Northeast Federal Order Milk Dumping p. We asked some questions and received answers from a USDA spokesperson. Wisconsin Bull Calves Source of Salmonella Outbreak p. The product has been seized. In the three days following the FDA seizure of 4 million lbs. The a2 Milk Company Report Spectacular Growth, Earnings p.

Writer Ken Rabas discusses the sales and earnings picture from the recent annual meeting of The a2 Milk Company. The firm is showing spectacular growth in Australia, ns well as big gains in its Chinese infant formula market. Wisconsin Farmers Union Survey: Over 1, Wisconsin dairy farmers responded to a survey from the Wisconsin Farmers Union.

A solid majority claimed that they were operating at a loss in Organic Valley needed a new partner, with the pending alighment of Danone and WhiteWave.

Knock Back Cancers p. The packaged foods analysts at Wells Fargo Securities have shared with The Milkweed a detailed report on future fluid milk sales growth opportunities. The report parallels milk and coffee consumption patters in the U. Both beverages peaked right after WWII. Coffee pulled out of its nose-dive in the late s, thanks to innovative products and marketing.

Milk is still waiting for that magic to strike. But Wells Fargo Analysts argue that milk has a lot of good things going for it … with the proper pushes. Pages 8 and 9 are devoted to color reproductions of the reports graphs. In late October, a new lawsuit was filed in the Northeast, alleging violations of the Sherman Anti-trust Act against Dairy Farmers of America and Dairy Marketing Services, LLC.

Tradewinds Perform Intercontinental Fertilizer Application p. Paris Reidhead describes the weather patterns that pick up phosphorus-laden dust from northern Africa and re-deposit those materials in the Amazon Basis. Consolidation Making Organic Dairy Look Like Conventional p.

Will Fantle of the Cornucopia Institute writes about the trends in organic dairy that are benefiting industrial-size dairies to the detriment of small and medium-sized producers. USDA is failing to enforce laws governing organic agricultural production, the Cornucopia Institute charges.

Butter Prices Yo-Yo, Cheese Prices Fall Amid Good Demand p. At least butter looks very solid for the coming year. First Amendment Issue in R-CALF USA Suit vs. Plaintiffs claim that the check-off violates First Amendment protections of the U. Stopping Beef Imports from FMD-Infected Nations p.

Pete Hardin details the reasons behind seeking a ban on beef imports from nations infected with Foot-and-Mouth Disease. During the past two years, marketing service charges have eroded for firms selling farm milk. Recapturing an equitable portion of marketing costs is a big challenge for the year s ahead. The Crops Look Good Ip. Pete Hardin reviews a recently published book that details the history of a Wisconsin dairy farm family form the s into the s.

The book relies heavily upon letters written by family members. Makes a person appreciate all the hard work that our forebears went through. November Issue No. FMMO Class II and Class IV Prices Decline p. Ignored Order to Be Prepared for Settlement p. Defendant California Dairies, Inc. Budget Cuts Eliminate Recent Beef Slaughter Data p. Due to budget constraints, USDA stopped collecting weekly livestock slaughter data in mid-summer DFA Focusing on Projects in Western New York and Southwest Kansas p.

The Northeast has been overwhelmed with surplus milk that led to widespread dumping each of the past two years. No Improvement for GMO Yields, Growing Pesticides Use p. The New York Times recently printed a detailed study of farm practices in the U. Program Adds Insult to Injury for Dairy Producers p. An anonymous Northeast dairy farmer blows his stack about animal welfare dictates from the F.

Writer Jan Shepel summarizes a presentation by a representative of Grassland Dairy Products at the recent Food and Policy Summit in Madison, Wisconsin. The Grassland Dairy Products representative detailed the reasons why his firm has issued a moratorium on milk and cream from herds injected with Posilac. Farm Milk-Pricing System Benefits Foreign Firms that Control Many U. Dairy Processing Sectors p.

Pete Hardin lays out the foreign ownership interests that control various sectors of U. Bullard details how recent imports of beef from Brazil have further soured the pricing structure for cattle and dairy producers in the U. Why is Organic Valley Selling Imported Cheese??? With plenty of organic milk around, one might hope that Organic Valley would not need to import organic cheeses.

Big News on Diary Commodity Scene p. In reviewing the dairy commodity scene, the big jump in Cheddar cheese prices at CME is the primary feature.

As milk supplies in Europe and Oceania struggle, the U. Choose Cheese Based on Taste … Not Absence of Milk Fat p. Writer Paris Reidhead digs into recent scientific journal report that the fat content in cheese has no impact on bad cholesterol levels in humans. This finding is one more shattering of myths spread against dairy and animal fats over the past five to six decades.

Dairy Price Recovery, if U. Supply and demand signs look good forPete Hardin concludes … if the U. Dairy product demand is solid.

But both those items have taken a beating, price-wise, over the past year or so. In both instances, high levels of imports have been responsible for knocking down U. Milk Short of Demand p. Bailey stated that U. The earthmovers have just started moving ground.

Walmart will never make the original late deadline to get that plant on-line. October Issue No. Our two stories of the month: Grain Harvest Unsettled in Upper Midwest p. Since mid-August, wet conditions have prevailed in the Upper Midwest. But starting around Septemberthe deluges really started. Timely harvesting of soybeans and corn is threatened by wet field conditions. Milk Flow Trailed Demand for Last 18 Months p.

European Union Dairy Producers Fully Contract Q4 Milk Production p. Gallon prices went up 16 cents. Half-gallons and quarts went up 13 cents.

In October, federal milk order prices went up about one-third of a cent per gallon! Walmart Plant Site at Fort Wayne, IN Way Behind Schedule p. Curiosity festers in the dairy about when that plant will be at full production. Latest Mega-Merger to Hit Ag Sector p. Several neighbors in New York found that their settlement checks for August milk from Dairy Farmers of America were thousands of pounds of milk short, compared to their bulk tank weight tickets.

Or more of the same from the Milk Mafia? Huge, Negative PPDs Anger Michigan Milk Co-op Members p. This story about dirty water politics in northeastern Wisconsin. How to Fix the Dairy Margin Protection Program p. Jan Shepel visits the Vosbergs, who milk cows near South Wayne, Wisconsin. Roelli Cheese Earns Top American Cheese Society Award p. Interview with Leonard Vandenburg Pacific Gold Milk Producers: Writer Ed Zimmerman poses questions to Leonard Vandenburg, head of Pacific Gold Milk Producers.

Paying Costs of Animal Welfare Lawsuit Settlement p. Pete Hardin picks on Agri-Mark, the major New England dairy cooperative, for its potential costs as a defendant in the recently-settled animal welfare lawsuit.

Cheddar and Butter Prices Decline as World Markets Soar p. Global milk production is struggling and China is back buying significantly. Castelli America Ushsers Out Empire Specialty Cheese p. Writer Nate Wilson closes out a long-running series about the misbegoton Empire Specialty Cheese, LLC.

The massive expansion of its Lowville, NY cheese plant is running about two months behind schedule in early October. That expansion will add three million additional pounds of milk processing capacity … per day! No way to sustain this vital industry … p. Farmers Spanked for Posilac Use After Signing Affidavits with Cheese Plant p. Two Wisconsin dairy farmers were found violating their signed agreements not to inject their cows with Posilac — the controversial cow growth hormone.

The farmers lost their milk market, but were able to continue shipping milk elsewhere. September Issue No. Starting in late August and continuing into early September, prices for Grade AA butter and Cheddar cash-traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange declined sharply. These market signals seem to contradict current strong demand for U. The headline tells the story. Investigate New Canadian Dairy Ingredients Trade p. Senators — Tammy Baldwin D-WI and Charles Schumer D-NY have asked USDA and the U.

Canada has dealt with a big influx of Milk Protein Concentrates that have widely displaced Canadian milk and ingredients. Prices paid to organic dairy farmers are slipping backwards. Other organic producers are losing their markets, or unable to find buyers for their milk.

Sales of whole milk and full fat cheese are growing nicely. But sales of low-fat cheeses and low-fat beverage milk products are slipping badly. Low-fat and no-fat dairy products? Jan Shepel takes a look at the much-delayed project to build a new Center for Dairy Researach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The project was supposed to break ground in summer But delays have caused budget over-runs and dairy industry funders are squabbling with university and state officials over revised designs and costs.

New Life for an Old Cheese Plant p. Depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer is a Looming National Crisis p. Writer Nate Wilson reviews recent articles in national magazines about the declining water tables for the Ogallala Aquifer — which stretches from North Texas up to the Dakotas. This vast, underground reservoir is depleting without recharge. Those farmers were dropped from their milk markets.

The root of the whole Posilac controversy is that FDA failed its own rules by not requiring rbGH developers to create a residues assay, prior to commercialization.

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The market for GMO-Free milk is growing, as more consumers want GMO-free dairy products. Empire Special Cheese Waving the White Flag p. Nate Wilson reports how the much-troubled Empire Specialty Cheese plant in the currency converter uae dirham to euro tip of New York State is admitting financial troubles.

A local daily newspaper reported that the firm is threatening Chapter 7 bankruptcy, unless a new owner can be found. Pete Hardin covers the big problem in Wisconsin: Hardin argues that clean water is a finite resource and must be protected. The state government is failing its mandate to protect the state waters.

New York State dairy marketing situation continues unruly p. DFA and DMS are cutting premiums paid to producers. Organic Grain Imports Theaten Domestic Markets and Standards p.

Bobbe offers devastating facts about organic grain imports that are ruining prices and demand for domestically-produced organic grain. AUGUST Issue No. USDA Finalizing Brazilian Beef Imports p. Northeast Dumps 41 Mil. Writer Nate Wilson reports and analyses the hard-to-believe USDA data on dumped milk in the Northeast and Mid-East federal milk orders. The June total for the Northeast — 41 million lbs. We review the deep background dangers harbored by the U. If a FMD outbreak were to occur in the U.

The last fluid milk processing plant in New York City is closing on October 31, ending a long and contentious era. Senators Introduce Ag Check-off Reform Act p. Jan Shepel writes about the recently-introduced legislation that proposes to reform agricultural commodity check-off programs. Odds of passage for this measure in he current legislative session are almost zero. But the importance of such corrective legislation is vital. Maybe next year ….

Program Enforcement Getting Ugly p. Others are losing premiums from milk quality, due to low F. For a radius of about miles, the industry will be disrupted in many ways — from farm milk supplies to competition among fluid processors for remaining business. NYS Solar Panel Water Heaters: Writer Paris Reidhead interviews NY dairy producer Garret Sitts about the solar panel installation on his milking barn roof.

GMO Labeling Bill Becomes Federal Law p. Jan Shepel explores the recently created federal law that dictates labeling of foods containing genetically-modified organisms GMOs.

The devil will be in the details. Jan Shepel reviews a recent study that shows a majority of consumes will not use scanners to currency swap definizione out whether foods contain genetically-modified organisms.

Consumers are buying more full-fat milk products so far this year. Sales of regular Whole Milk are up 5. And organic Trade binary options in belarus Milk sales are up an amazing Northeast Dairy Farmers BEWARE: When the farmer proposed hong kong stock market outlook the company remove the contract language about mineral rights, the firm walked away.

We detail information from the August 8, USDA Crop Progress Report. Corn and soybean crops are generally very good, particularly in the Upper Midwest. Will Fantle, co-director of The Cornucopia Institute, details wide-ranging concerns about the proposed Danone-WhiteWave corporate marriage.

CME Cheddar Price Increases Cause Some Confusion p. With cash prices for lb. In recent months, the U. Dairy Livestock Market Situation Hard to Predict p. Our survey of dairy auctioneers finds prices somewhat stronger this month. But long-running, low-ball farm milk prices and dry conditions in some dairy regions of the country make it base forex trading website in india hard market to project right now.

Where crops are scarce, dairy livestock prices could suffer. In early August, DFA members in the Northeast received a mailing from their co-op that informed of a drastic reduction in milk checks premiums, effective August 1.

Unfortunately, DFA is also enforcing these premium reductions upon other dairy co-ops that belong to Dairy Marketing Services. More Processors Banning Posilac, Best Thing for U. Pete Hardin explains that restrictions against use of Posilac rbGH are good for dairy farmers. Holstein Bull Calf Prices Reflect Shattered Idol p.

At that time, The Milkweed warned that those bull calves were over-worshipped idols. JULY Issue No. Improving Dairy Commodity Prices p. The second half of is looking for higher dairy commodity prices and farm milk prices.

Consumer demand is strong, weather worries abound re: LED Lighting Degrades Milk Quality in Dairy Case p. Nate Wilson reports on a recent research fiding fron Cornell University that correlates rapid declines in milk quality and taste resulting from exposure from LED lighting. The headline tells it all. China Restricting Infant Formula Brands Competition by p. ByChina will sanction only aobut a dozen firms selling infant formula products. The official reason for that move is to improve quality of such products.

But the real reason is that China wants to capture a bigger portion of profits from infant formula sales for domestic firms. Demand Tightens Global Protein Complex, Boosting Prices p. Concerns about a dry, how summer in North America are another driving force. China is a big importer of soybeans right now. Some Dairy Producers Hiring Hispanics Face Ballot Dilemma p. Rhetoric by Donald Trump is worrisome to big dairy operators who hire Hispanic workers.

Decades of False Charges vs. Animal Fats Like Butter Finally Disproved p. Writer Paris Reidhead digs deep into a recent medical journal article that has dumped the anti-animal fat dietary rhetoric on its head.

Modern analysis of medical diet studies from the s and s now show that a diet low in saturated animal fats actually is bad for overall health.

Cornell Extension Dean Told Agents to Pull Their Punches … p. Paris Reidhead recalls an event in the s when Cornell U. Extension Dean David Call told dairy agents including Paris to not respond to attacks on butter and other animal fats in the human diet. Some Definitions Related to Animal Fats vs. Paris Reidhead has crafted a set of definitions to give clarity for the long-running debate over various dietary fats. Our story of the month. See link at the top of the page.

Writer Jan Shepel describes the victory by the Grinde dairy farm family against stray voltage. Incidenetally, family health measures, including blood broker forex free bonus no deposit 2013 and migraines, also eased.

Strong Barrel Cheddar Demand Boosts Block Prices, Buter Prices Also Up p. Jan Shepel reports the background issues as the U. Senate is poised for a vote on a bill to federally codify labeling of foods containing genetically-modified organisms. Except for the above-cited animals, dairy livestock values are softer. Cash-flow is tight and in some regions, farmers are worried about crop volumes due to dry weather.

Dry conditions are becoming very serious for producers in the Northeast and Michigan. Regrowth of forages, after the first cutting, is minimal in many areas. Keep an eye on this one. California and certain other western states continue in the grips of drought.

June Issue No. Surplus Milk Chaos in Northeast, Mid-East and Upper Midwest p. Big increases in farm milk production have milk hauling and manufacturing plants overwhelmed in these regions.

Huge amounts of milk have been dumped in the Northeast and Mid-East. Surprisingly to most, cash Cheddar prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange have climbed steadily, starting at the very end of May. Strong demand for current production of barrel Cheddar auto binary option ea comparison driving demand.

Processors are limited to how much aged barrel Cheddar they may add when making processed cheese products. CDFA Revises 4b Cheese Milk Pricing p. Dairy co-ops in the Northeast milk order dumped over 22 million lbs. Markets in Michigan also dumped record amounts of farm milk. Grassland Dairy Products Warns Suppliers: Besides purchasing large volumes of farm milk, Grassland is also a big buyer of cream and whey products. The Future is in T-E-S-T-I-N-G p. At a recent day-long seminar hosted by Marshfield Food Safety Labs, the consistent message was that dairy and food processing plants must be ahead of the game when it comes to food safety testing.

Originally Rejected Contaminated Australian Beef p. An ugly history lesson: Three Upper Midwest Farm Credit associations are huddling, talking merger. Badgerland Financial serving 33 southern Wisconsin countiesAgStar Financial Services serving Minnesota and northwest Wisconsinand 1st Farm Credit serving northern Illinois. Writer Jan Shepel summarized available information on this news item.

Check-Off Groups Want Immunity from Federal Open Records Laws p. Fourteen agricultural commodity promotion groups overseen by USDA succeeded in convincing the House Appropriations Committee, in its budget bill, to remove commodity promotion groups from rules governing the federal Freedom of Information Act.

What do they have to hide??? Considerable Heat But Little Light … p. Writer Nate Wilson describes recent testimony on dairy before the House Agriculture Subcommittee. Three Co-ops Studying Big Michigan Cheese Plant p. Three dairy cooperatives are studying plans for a jointly-owned cheese plant in eastern Michigan.

Foremost Farms, Michigan Milk Producers, and Dairy Farmers of America. Cooperation among those three is a long shot. Analyzing the Northeast Dairy Antitrust Settlement p. Writer Joshua Haar a second-year law student whose parents are Class Representaties in this giant legal skirmishdetails his analysis of the Northeast dairy antitrust case. Haar details many complex aspects and concerns about the conduct gartley trading system this case.

Explaining the Role of the Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Trustee p. Writer Mary-Louise Zanoni details the role of the Chapter 12 bankruptcy trustee. Her article is an excellent lead-in to the next article referenced here. We continue our reporting on former New York State dairy farmer Kirk Herse against creditors seeking to grab his acres of farmland near Lowville. The first installment of this series was in the May issue. Veterinary Feed Directive Will Change Certain Feed Usage p.

Writer Jan Shepel discusses upcoming regulations and reporting requirements involving use of certain medicated feeds for livestock. These changes will take place on January 1, She reports that the biggest impacts will be on swine and poultry producers. R-CALF Group Pushes Cattle Price Drop Inquiry, Opposes TPP p. Judge OKs Motion for Final Approval of Northeast Antitrust Case p.

On June 7, federal judge Christina Reiss approved details of the most recent proposed settlement for the long-running Northeast dairy antitrust case. Defendants Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Recent CME cash trading has vested some significant gains for prices of Cheddar. Butter is rising nicely, also.

And even nonfat dry milk continues its climb out of the sub-basement. Strong current demand for barrel Cheddar means that prices for fresh product are being driven up … and block Cheddar is following. Sellers Outnumbering Buyers p.

Sellers are long and buyers are short and tight-fisted at livestock sales barns lately. The collapse of a major dairy marketer, Murray Golburn, has led to a collapse of farm milk prices in certain parts of Australia.

All kinds of government and private bank bail-outs are coming forth for hard-bitten Aussie dairy producers.

Several Nations Taking Emergency Steps to Aid Dairy Farmers p. In the midst of a global dairy price crisis, several nations are taking special steps to help their dairy farmers. Has Kraft no morals. We finally print a years-long probe into a series of farm mortgage holders in New York State.

The primary motive of these mortgage holders seems to have been to bankrupt dairy farmers and seize their land. Our Story of the Month! The nation is awash with too much milk — especially in the Great Lakes Region. Too much milk is depressing prices for a range of assets, from cheese to dairy cows. Empire Specialty Cheese Pollutes Tributary of Chatauqua Lake p.

The start-up Italian cheese plant in westernmost New York State was nailed by the state for plant wastes entering a tributary of famed Chatauqua Lake. USDA Cancels July Cattle Report p. Paris Reidhead revisits Maple Hill Creamery. That dairy firm distributes an array of organic, grass-fed products — fluid milk, yogurt, kefir and cheese.

Wisconsin Dairy Woman Aims for the House of Representatives p. Writer Jan Shepel profiles Sarah Lloyd — a Wisconsin woman who has served on the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and the National Dairy Board.

The CEO of R-CALF USA a trouble-making bunch of topeka livestock auction weekly report representing U. What a well-informed source! Bargain or White Elephant???

R-CALF Samsung stock price symbol Wants Cattle Price Collapse Investigated p. The beef producers group is claiming undue concentration among beef buyers is destroying competition. Butter prices are how to make money with beauticontrol, nonfat dry milk prices are creeping up from the sub-basement, and Cheddar prices are declining.

Our dairy commodity picture is volatile. Prices for many dairy animals are showing the cash-flow stress on U. Desire to sell animals is strong, inclination to buy is weak. Baby calves, open heifers and Jersey livestock are generally holding their value. Zoo-like Evens Preceed Northeast Antitrust Case Fairness Hearing p. May 13 will mark the Fairness Hearing in the long-running Northeast dairy antitrust case. Pete Hardin explains that overt emphasis on events in New York State this month may seek like ncha top money earners, but the fundamental issues — both bad and good — should be lessons for all dairy farmers, without regard to where they reside.

And the Upper Midwest region will probably see farm milk overflow processing plant capacity. In FebruaryNew York State dairy cows produced 7. Walmart to Build Big Fluid Plant in Indiana p. Many ripple effects will hit the U. Cheese Plant Studied for Fair Oaks Farms p. In addition to many planned new constructions and expansions of cheese plants in the eastern quadrant of the U.

Way back in Februarya group of critics submitted a Citizen Petition to the federal Food and Drug Administration. The petitioners sought to halt sale and use of recombinant bovine growth hormone rbGH, also called rbST. Nine years later, FDA finally answered that Citizen Petition. February class prices for manufacturing milk dropped even nestle company stock market. Wisconsin Artisan Cheese Tops World Championship Contest p.

For the first time in 28 years, a Wisconsin cheese plant won top honors in the World San francisco stock broker fraud lawyer Cheese contest. New World Yogurt Champion: Sugar River Dairy p. Owners Ron and Chris Paris have worked for 14 years to build up their quality product. Four Big Dairy Processing Projects Announced p. Writer Nate Wilson lists four major dairy plant projects that have been announced recently.

Much new investment in dairy processing plants is taking place. Natural Products Expo Offers Way Too Much p. Better Butter Data from NASS Desperately Needed p. The Cold Storage report includes both domestic crude oil stock market symbol imported products as butter. One Man Successfully Battled Against Cancer … p. Nine years later, Sam is alive and kicking.

Try, Try … and Try Again p. Pete Hardin analyzes the behind-the-scenes antics leading up to the latest attempt to gain a settlement in the long-running Northeast Dairy Antitrust case against defendants Dairy Farmers of America and Dairy Marketing Services, Inc. Hanman bragged, among other things, about how DFA had a deal to force independent Northeast dairy producers into co-op membership.

Because of scrutiny from the U. Pete Hardin details a few of the perceived shortcomings in the proposed Settlement for the Northeast Dairy Antitrust case. Removed as Class Representative p. And then … Donna and dozens of other Pennsylvania got short-changed in payments for their butterfat.

Donna Hall WAS a Class Representative in the Northeast antitrust case. Donna would have been a compelling witness! Letter to Northeast Dairy Farmers … p. A young man studying graduate-level law and accounting — Jonathan Haar — has written a letter to Northeast dairy producers outlining his analyses forex ii problems with the proposed settlement of the regional dairy antitrust case.

CPI Database Shows Prices Consumers Pay for Milk and Various Cheeses p. Drought-Targeting Crop Advice for Livestock Producers p. Contributor Paris Reidhead details strategies for producing crops during periods of moisture scarcity.

Butter Prices Strengthen, Milk Powder Weaker, Cheese Under Pressure P. Pete Hardin takes a look at the dairy commodity scene. The only good news is that butter prices are solid, aming growing demand 5 minute how binary options trading works brokers U.

Dairy Livestock Prices Generally Down p. Pete Hardin surveys the current dairy livestock picture, talking with auction house operators from several regions. But in general, the red ink cash-flow situation on U. The large majority of new dairy plant construction and announced plans to construct are located in the extended Great Lakes Basin. Pete Hardin remington 770 30-6 aftermarket parts on a mid-March driving trip back to the Northeast.

To Hardin, he sees a possible replay of the early s. Worry is that dairy is in a sudden rush towards industrialization that wiped out many small and ,medium-sized producers in the pork and poultry industries. USDA May Cancel Scheduled July Cattle Report p. Budget woes are forcing senior USDA officials to consider canceling the July Cattle Report. That report is a key source of dairy and beef livestock trends. Call Mike Reilly at and give him an earful.

The headline tells the whole story. Michigan Milk Producers Assn. Also gone without explanation from January milk check stubs: Despite a lack of clear benefits for the U. California Needs B-I-G Recharge p. Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Boosts Social Media Presence p. Sophisticated social media outreach is an evolving frontier in dairy outreach.

Opportunity for EnviroLogix Inc.! Paris Reidhead goes into depth describing the controversy over genetically modified foods, and how a Maine-based testing firm is providing the food and grain industries with quick tools to detect presence of genetically-modified corn ad soybeans in shipments and products. Still Running … But No Longer Able to Hide p. Little is known about the dreaded Zika virus. Paris Reidhead explores questions about whether its possible to transmit that virus through the meat products of cattle from infected areas of South America.

Don has no patience with overpaid dairy industry personnel preaching the animal rights agenda. Empire Specialty Cheese Vacates Amish Cheese Plant p. Writer Nate Wilson reports on cheesy events in the western tip of New York State.

Empire Specialty Cheese has finally started making and selling cheese at its new plant, and that firm finally vacated the cheese plant it had leased from an Amish community in western New York. Dairy Commodity Prices Relatively Flat, Plenty of Production p.

Pete Hardin surveys the dairy commodity scene.

Production is high, and inventories are increasing. Prices Down at Buttke Auction in North Carolina p. Meet the National Dairy Producers Organization NDPO p. The leaders of the NDPO — a group of concerned dairy farmers — explain their organization and its goals. The near-complete package of dairy processing equipment for Cedar Vkc forex address Farm is for sale. That organic, producer-handler ceased operations last summer.

For more info, call Dave Minar at I-N-T-E-G-R-I-T-Y of dairy is strained … p. Dairy strangle option strategy diagram a long way to come back in rebuilding the integrity of this industry, Pete Hardin explains.

Drain the skim, eliminate volume premiums p. There are some easier stock market application for nokia e72, such as draining the skim milk off the bottom of the bulk tank, and getting rid of volume premiums paid big dairies.

Quit using Posilac, also. Ishii in the long-running cash involving milk powder price misreporting that dates back to and RICO is a body of federal law that allows victims of mafia-like extortions to recover triple damages and legal fees. Recent Dairy Trade Mission to Cuba: Questions and Answers interview with Bob Wolter, Creative Business Services, who took a recent nine day mission dairy trade trip to Cuba.

Cuba's agriculture sector is very under developed. The case seeks national Class Action status. Dairy Producers in New Mexico and Texas Bounce Back from Winterstorm Goliath p. Writer Nate Wilson follows up with reports from the blizzard-ravaged dairy region of west Texas and New Mexico. Growers Making All Kinds of Meat and Exports Down, Beef Prices Stay Low p. Writer Jan Shepel reviews beef industry trends as presented by Dr.

Brenda Boetel UW-River Falls at the recent UW agricultural outlook forum. Grain Producers Facing Lower Prices, Also p. Jan Shepel details corn and soybean data trends as presented at the recent UW agricultural outlook forum. Jan Shepel profiles the family and their now-famous Holstein.

KoKoski Family Unites Land, Jersey Cows, On-Farm Bottling … and Community p. The Kokoski herd is comprised of Jersey cattle. Milk from the herd is bottled on the farm and distributed locally. Northeast FMMO Milk Dumping Spiked in December p. Nate Wilson analyzes data from the Northeast federal milk order about milk dumped in December The ABCs of Butter Explained by Dr.

Bradley explains many technical details about butter. We review this important book by author Nina Teicholz. She traces the history of the faulty data that pushed the U. Fresh Buttery Taste Spread? We report on a recent study commissioned by Sylvester Township, Wisconsin.

That study buy meridian shares nz on the environmental and human health concerns about land-spreading of large quantities of animal waste. We note the Website at which the full, page report is available. Is USDA at Cross-Purposes on Foot and Mouth Disease Issues? Pete Hardin Writes skeptically about the Foot and Mouth Disease threat.

On the other hand, USDA is success of trade binary options imports of beef from FMD-infected countries in South America and Africa.

Butter Propping Up Dairy Commodity Price Complex p. In our dairy commodity review, we see butter as the only commodity was price strength. The dairy protein powder complex is a fiasco. Prices Holding fo Good Livestock, Cull Prices Up a Bit p. Good animals are basically holding their own, and prices paid for good cull cows have risen in some markets.

But few buyers ar attracted to dairy livestock with any perceived problems. Pete Hardin goes a bit ballistic at dairy experts claiming that U. Our contributor and friend Jan Shepel speaks her mind about the low milk prices now facing dairy producers. Recent Dairy Trade Mission to Cuba p. Green Bay businessman Bob Wolter recently helped lead a dairy trade mission to Cuba.

Bob answers questions about the problems and opportunities he saw in that neighboring island nation. Could Brazilian Beef Imports Pose Zika Virus Threat Questions, not answers, about whether Zika virus could be imported through beef brought into this country from Brazil.

Uncertainty for Dairy Producers p. We start with low dairy commodity except for butter and farm mil price except for butterfat. One major reason not to panic: Adverese weather events are challenging two major dairy regions of the country — California and the Southwest. Analyst Ed Zimmerman offers his insights about trends to watch inincluding: Federal milk ordser class prices for December headed down again.

Darkness, Sounds of Silence p. Historic Goal of NZ, EU p. The Interesection of Confusion and Grand Larceny p. Michigan Milk Producers Threatens Members: Sign Up for F. Paris Reidhead details new testing for measuring the micro-organism content of soils. Populations of soil microbiota are increasingly recognized as important for fertility and crop yields.

Muller-Quaker Yogurt Plant Kaput: DFA Picks Up Pieces p. As predicted in the November issue of The Milkweed, the struggling Muller-Quaker yogurt plant at Batavia, New York closed its doors and Dairy Farmers of America will purchase the relataively new facility. Muller-Quaker did about everything wrong as a late entrant to the overly competitive U. Tony Ends details legislative proposals in Wisconsin that would basically strip local township boards of any powers involving land use oversight and environmental requirements on businesses, including agriculture.

Dairy Livestock Prices Generally Declining, with Some Exceptions p. Except for top-end cows, springing heifers, Jerseys, and good open heifers, dairy livestock prices are generally declining, Pee Hardin reports. The collapse of slaughter cow prices has dropped dairy cull prices and values for bull calves. Somebody between the farmer and consumer is getting fat!

Pete Hardin blasts leaders of the U. Those items entail human health concerns, which should be addressed. Map of Global Sea Surface Temperatures Anomalies p. The violent, aberrant weather events hitting the U. The El Nino event — hot Pacific Ocean temperatures at the Equator — show up clearly in this recent map. Story of the Month: Pay Attention to California! This story could blow sky-high.

The November value for Class III cheese milk in the federal milk order system declined modestly in November. Hard to believe, but U. FDA Standards of Identity Are Explicit: Only Approved Ingredients p. We directly quote the following definitions from FDA rules: Labor, Farm Organizations Report Deficiencies in FPP Trade Pact p. Congress in early January for approval. Jan also analyzes concerns about the TPP from the perspective of the Canadian dairy industry.

But now that the World Trade Organization has ruled that the U. Down how many bad paths is the National Milk Producers Federation leading U. Dick Smith — Old-School Milk Inspector — Hangs Up His Clipboard and Speaks His Mind pages Paris Reidhead interviews Dick Smith, a dairy plant field man who has retired after 45 years on the job in central New York.

Dick voices a lot of opinions and insights about a lot of subjects … from Posilac and the P. To save face, New York State pliticians like Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U. Fear of FMD Warranted in Opposing Beef Imports from Namibia p. Importing beef from the African country of Namibia. Namibia has already had a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in !

Pete Hardin reviews the dairy commodity scene. Demand for butter and cream is strong. Cheese prices are slipping, due in part to pressures from almost no remaining warehouse capacity in the Northwest.

Dairy Livestock Prices Generally Holding, Except for Culls p. We review the dairy livestock picture. Declining prices for dairy cull cows is the big problem, lately. Only 12 pages, but … p. Pete Hardin shares some of his year-end musings. Just One PowerPoint Panel Foretold So Much … p. Late last April, at a dairy conference, a meteorologist showed a global map of ocean temperatures. Those higher temperatures accurately presaged aberrant weather events that have since occurred.

Strong Sales Growth in Infant Formula Products p. White House Politics Behind Brazil Beef Imports Decision p. But prices for Class IV butter-powder rose on the strength of better butter and nonfat dry milk prices. Details of TPP Emerge as Agencies Sing Its Praises p. Writer Jan Shepel summarizes the early pronouncements from the administration regarding the impact of Trans Pacific Partnership TPP talks.

Behind these glowing reviews is the political reality that legislators in Washington, D. The National Farmers Union and R-CALF USA have registered early opposition as some details of the Trans Pacific Partnership emerge. Three NYS dairy plants — at Avon, Campbell and Walton — are set to be closed, while Lowville will expand. Tail-Docking Ban is Big News at NMPF Meeting p. In these times, is that the biggest issue the dairy co-op lobby can confront?

We visited Washington, D. Dairy is blessed with data! Teat Scrubber and Ozone Solutions Make Perfect Sense in Dairy Parlor p. An Italian company — Puli-sistems — has created a hand-held teat-scrubber. A veterinarian who is on staff with U. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY details the programs and funding sources that the federal government would kick in if a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak hits the U.

Basically, to pay for costs of killing all livestock within designated radii from FMD infection sites, the federal government would have to borrow a lot of money. Further, the only indemnification appears to be for loss of livestock. Any crippling of rural economies or dairy-related businesses would not be covered by existing programs. Reviewing Teat Dip Germicides p. Obreza Trucking Ties Together Farmers, Handlers … and Past to Present p.

Writer Paris Reidhead visited the Richard OBreza Trucking, Inc. This well-run milk hauling firm picks up milk from farmers in east-central New York State, serving a number of dairy marketing firms.

Northeast Particularly New York State in Milk Marketing Chaos p. Better Foods Require Better Milk p. Writer Ed Zimmerman offers his perspective on changing consumer food preferences that demand a new approach to food production and marketing … including dairy! Interesting survey of food industry trends from this long-term food marketer. In Decemberthe small Liberty Milk co-op in Wisconsin went into receivership and ceased business.

Court officials are trying to sort out the mess, which is compounded by lack of records. Leader of USDA Organic Program Subject of Ethics Investigation p. Butter Rebounds, Cheddar Flat, NFDM Drops p. Butter is where the strength is in dairy commodities, despite the likely price drop around Thanksgiving. Bet on butter in Meanwhile, fortunes for nonfat dry milk and the rest of the dairy protein powder complex look bleak.

Dairy farmers are paying good money for good genetics that produce butterfat. Dictates by some dairy groups are going too far. In the Southeast, Dean Foods is telling producers they must keep record books listing drug treatments for individual cows. What a phony blowhard!

Recent comments by Dairy Management, Inc. Brazilians tactics threaten U. The Obama administration is allowing Brazilian interests to change the complexion of the U. Pete Hardin laid out a simplified, common-sense proposal for future federal milk orders.

Butter Price Gyrations Beg Rational Explanations p. The Milkweed estimates that 1. Nate Wilson writes an update of the surprising events that came together to create the nation, Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal in early October. Analyst Finds Few TPP Benefits for U. Penn State dairy educator Matt Haan analyzes the recent TPP deal, looking for impact on U. Nate Wilson reports that, almost miraculously, there were no extra volumes of farm milk dumped in federal orders 1 Northeast and 33 Mid-East.

Empire Specialty Cheese — More of the Same p. Big, New Barrel Cheese Plant Starting Soon in Southwest Wisconsin p.

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The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board WMMB is promoting cheese curd consumption on several fronts. WMMB is also partnering with restaurant chains to boost curd sales. TTNDFD is the Fiber Digestibility Lab Assay Method Most Preferred by Dairy Cows p. DFA Breaks Ground in Generous Garden City, KS p. Chinese investors bailed out of the project.

Nate Wilson how DFA is plunging forward on this project. Writer Jan Shepel profiles two agricultural bankers based in Brooklyn, Wisconsin. These bankers wear many hats, as moms, dairy farm family members, and ag lenders. Rene Johnson and Jill Uhe offer insights into the communications necessary between agricultural lenders and their clients. Sworn Testimony of Ralph Douglas White, June 18, p. In that sworn statement, R. Douglas White detailed how for a long period, management of DairyAmerica submitted erroneous reports on weekly nonfat dry milk sales prices.

The Milkweed analyzes the sworn statement of R. Butter prices skyrocketed and then crashed. Milk powder prices are improving modestly. Dairy Livestock Prices Generally Heading South p. Prices for cull dairy cows, dairy bull calves, open heifers and Jerseys are all headed south for the time being. Declining prices paid in the beef industry, in tandem with lower farm milk prices, have taken the shine off most dairy livestock values.

Taking care of business at home … p. The bloom is off the export rose,and the U. Pete Hardin offers several ideas, including: This product is a overpriced rip-off. Industry sources estimate that move will add at least 25 million lbs.

Strong demand for butter and high-milk fast products is driving up butter prices. And butter prices drive up farm milk prices … as well as retail dairy costs. Dairy farmers have until September 30 to sign up for the Dairy Margin Protection Program DMPP.

Butter Prices Strong, Cheddar Holding, Nonfat Powder in Septic Tank p. The dairy commodity scene is mixed. Butter and cheese are fairly well positioned, but the dairy protein powder complex is a total mess.

China Looking More and More Like a Bubble p. Several structural problems are present, including eroding stock market values, a real estate boom losing steam, and large quantities of non-performing debt held by banks. Wellington cites mistaken feed cost data collected by USDA.

Judge Trashes Revised Proposed Settlement in Northeast Antitrust Case p. Federal judge Christina Reiss threw out a second Proposed Settlement from lawyers in the sticky Northeast dairy antitrust case against DFA and Dairy Marketing Services. Just the Start of Eco-Disasters in California?

Pete Hardin projects that the current Drought and widespread wildfires in California are setting up the state for additional eco-disasters this coming wet season.

Powdery dry soils and lack of vegetative cover raise the specter of severe erosion from burned-off acres. And that erosion could head into the reservoirs — reducing reservoir capacity. Local milk supplies are being bumped out of Chemung, resulting in higher hauling costs. Ed, a veteran dairy and food marketer, details success and growth of food products other than fluid milk using organic dairy products.

Writer Jan Shepel profiles dairyman Don Mielke of Menasha, Wisconsin. Importing Butter from Foot-and-Mouth Disease-Infected India? Stories of the Month. New Zealand Desperate to Unload p. NEJM Spotlights Human Health Hazards Spawned by Herbicide-tolerance p. Writer Paris Reidhead reviews recently published information in the New England Journal of Medicine about human health issues relating to use of Herbicides.

Biotech Feeding Frenzy Follows NEJM Anti-GMO Paper p. Big, New KS Plant Atop Declining Aquifer p. Empire Specialty Cheese Getting Closer … Maybe … just maybe! Nate Wilson continues to bird-dog efforts to start a new cheese plant in the far western corner of New York State. More than one year after its original intended deadline to start cheese production, Empire Specialty Cheese may be close …. CME Butter Prices Far Stronger; NFDM Prices Up a Bit p. Big gains in butter prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the past month are the buzz in dairy.

Pete Hardin reviews commodity production and demand trends. Dairy Livestock Prices Holding or Lower in Past Month p. We survey recent dairy livestock price trends.

Top-quality animals are holding their own, but values for just about everything else are down-trending. Why is DFA Building an Ingredients Plant in Kansas? Hardin explains that a lot of Chinese EB-5 money is probably involved. Dairy Farmers Should Not Feel Helpless p. Yes, things are getting tough financially on many U. Our "Story of the Month.

This move culminates years of frustration on the part of California dairy producers with their state-operated milk pricing system. We regret to print the obituary of colleague and friend Jim Eichstadt. Milk Prices, Urges DMPP Sign-Ups p. Hawaii TPP Trade Talks Come to Naught p. The dozen nations working on the Trans Pacific Partnership concluded a late July meeting in Hawaii with no results. Tough Times Down Under: Producers Unrest Targets Fonterra p.

Empire Specialty Cheese is a property and school tax delinquent. Jan Shepel interviews a wide range of livestock personnel to obtain a wide range of insights about why buyers want Jersey cows and heifers.

Jersey Gains Continue into Semen Sales p. Sales of Jersey semen are far exceeding what would be needed to service female Jersey animals, both in the U.

Paris Reidhead delves into what concerned scientists are saying about the potential for adverse results from increased use of herbicides and pesticides. New GMO crops are designed to resist multiple herbicides — which will result in far greater applications of agri-chemicals per acre.

Lawyers Delay August 7 Pre-Trial Hearing in Northeast Antitrust Case p. Attorneys for both plaintiffs and defendants have submitted a new proposed settlement to the court in the long-running Northeast dairy antitrust case. This settlement is nearly identical to the one rejected earlier this year by presiding judge Christina Reiss.

Beef Prices in Northeast Starting to Collapse … p. Foot-and-Mouth Disease Threats to U. Brazilian firms control majorU. Expect some dirty dealing as Brazilian firms take control of major U.

At Heinz and Anheuser-Busch, 3G Capital has instituted day payments schedules to suppliers. JBS will benefit from the imports of beef from South America to knock down U.

My book project … p. Editor-publisher Pete Hardin is in the final stages of completing a book about the evils of recombinant bovine growth hormone. Batten the hatches …. Jim, an important contributor to The Milkweed, passed away in early July. Drought, Wildfires Devastating California p. Agriculture must scrap to keep its limited access to water. Our story of the month by Jim Eichstadt. Read our story of the month here. The Milkweed finally wangled answers our of USDA regarding whether milk check deductis for things like marketing costs, milk hauling, promotion assessments, etc.

Dairy Marketing Realities to Appreciate p. Mozzarella demand is good and inventories are little, if any. Butter sales are good. Barrel Cheddar demand is good, and no foreign firms make barrel Cheddar. Those factors are helping hold up U. Dairy Protein Powders p.

Except for high-end whey powders, the entire dairy protein powder market is glutted and is of concern due to the potential for lower prices. Judge Sets August 7 Date for Pre-Trial Hearing p. A pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for the Northeast dairy antitrust litigation by Judge Christina Reiss. In the Northeast and Mid-East federal milk orders, large volumes of milk continue to be dumped, due to lack of plant capacity and lack of willingness by processors to take in more milk.

In the meantime, dummies running a certain co-op are paying big volume premiums, adding new members, dunning members for monthly marketing losses, and watching a director more than double his herd size. The big losers are small- and medium-sized dairy producers … who are viewed as expendable by some big co-op leaders. Writer Nate Wilson analyzes the volumes of farm milk dumped in the Northeast and Mid-East federal orders in May Last winter, Saputo Cheese sold its closed Hancock, Maryland cheese plant to resellers.

Plans to build a ,cow dairy on the China-Russia border have been announced. Chinese will operate the dairy, Russians will provide forage and feed. Genetically Engineered Crops Multiply Herbicide Use p.

Paris Reidhead delves into the data that shows reliance on genetically-modified crops has caused overall increased use of agricultural pesticides and herbicides. Mid-June Crop Tour Reveals Mounting Corn Belt Weather Concerns p. Writer Jim Eichstadt tracked crop conditions over a 2,milk trip through the heart of agricultural America in mid-June. Dean Foods Among Investors Pursuing A2 Milk Corp.

A group of investors — from Australia, China, and U. United Nations Codex Alimentarius Reviews rbGH at July Session p. The agency will deliberate maximum levels of residues. Contributor Jim Eichstadt sorts through media reports that the U. Both classes of manufacturing milk move up in May. Class III cheese milk will go higher in June, but Class IV butter-powder probably will not.

Despite Low Milk Prices, Dairy Livestock Prices Strengthening p. Key livestock marketers report that prices for dairy livestock are stronger. Open heifers and good Jerseys of any age are particularly strong. Bull calf prices are being driven by shortages of animals for beef feedlots. That short-term need is skewing values of young dairy animals. Problems Creating Expanding Opportunities for Beef, Dairy p.

At two recent Wisconsin county dairy farm breakfasts, yogurt is being substituted for eggs on the menu. Egg prices are through the roof and supplies are uncertain. No Response from USDA on Dairy Program Questions p. USDA personnel failed to respond, despite promises to do so, to a series of questions submitted by contributor Jim Eichstadt concerning the Dairy Margin Protection Program and impact of the 7. The DMPP is a fiasco. More Free Trade Chickens Coming Home to Roost p.

What Meteorological Forces Caused Texas Flooding in May? Paris Reidhead puts on his old U. Not a pretty story. Pete Hardin goes all the way back to his early 20s and details how repeated efforts by major dairy cooperatives to control producers in New York State have resulted in an irrational milk marketing situation. Hardin details the conspiracy hatched in the late s between the predecessor organizations of Dairy Farmers of America and Dean Foods led to thousands of independent Northeast dairy producers having their milk markets taken over by DFA and Dairy Marketing Services.

Northeast Antitrust Case Squabbling Continues, Intervention Sought p. Disagreements continue between several class representatives and their attorneys in the Northeast dairy antitrust case. In late May, the presiding federal judge received a submission from two former state agricultural commissioners and ex-dairy farmers to enter the case as class representatives, along with their lawyers becoming co-counsels.

On one hand, Canadians are told that they have to give up those quotas, to be embraced by the Trans Pacific Partnership. On the other hand, Canadians are tired of being dictated to by the United States on domestic matters. Nonfat dry milk is stuck in the basement. Many dairy producers are concluding that the DMPP is taking money, not paying it out. Four more years … p. Pete Hardin announces his retirement plans.

Much to write about in the next four years. Global Weather Factor p. Paris Reidhead explains the complicated weather events of the past month. Big Difference in U. Six Wet Weeks April 21 to June 2 p.

We contrast two spring U. Butter Prices Zooming Up; Cheddar Solid; Milk Powder Weak p. Cheese demand is solid.

Dairy Protein powder markets are weak. Agriculture is taking a lot of criticism for its water use. A law passed by Congress in means that USDA payments to the Dairy Margin Protection Program will be reduced by 7. Three key dairy sectors — Mozzarella, butter and yogurt all showed surprisingly weak numbers for Marchcompared to one year ago. Listeria Contamination Forces Recall of All Blue Bell Ice Cream p. Three persons were killed by the contamination.

FDA has released information indicating that Blue Bell execs knew about the problem a couple years ago. The numbers tell it all. Rising butter prices will lift class prices in coming months.

In late April, NY governor Andrew Cuomo went on a trade mission to Cuba. Tagging along with Cuomo were representatives of New York State dairy processors … hoping to drum up business.

Pete Hardin offers suggestions regarding the New York dairy marketing crisis. New York Dairy Situation a Huge Mess p. Along with key graphics, we offer summary analysis. These clowns are fronting for Monsanto. Baled Cornstalks Gaining Favor as Cheap Substitute for Hay p.

Contributor Jim Eichstadt goes into great depth discussion the growing practice of feeding corn stover to livestock. He details the reasons scarcity of hay and nutritional values. Empire Specialty Cheese Project: Suddenly, Nobody Wants to Talk … p. A lot of public money has been committed to this long-delayed construction. All in and All Done P.

Writer Nate Wilson reports on news media summaries of the custody battle for Chobani Yogurt waged by founder Hamdi Ulukaya and his ex-wife, Dr. Sorghum Can Thrive in Dry Conditions; Rootwork Control, too p. Cultivate and fertilize domestic markets smarter … p. Now that the Golden Idol of exports markets has again tarnished, Pete Hardin details why it makes more sense for U. Dairy Industry Weighing Impact of Many Unknowns p. The range of factors impacting futures dairy production and marketing trends right now is mind-numbing: About two-thirds of the Sierra Madre mountain snowpack disappeared from early March to early April — much of that moisture evaporated rather than melted.

Cheddar and Grade AA butter prices have been relatively stable. Nonfat dry milk prices continue relatively weak. Heinz and Kraft announced acquisition of Kraft Foods by the condiment manufacturer.

The moo-la behind this deal: Desire of big global money to dive into U. New York State Milk Marketing Situation Faces Brutal Spring Flush p. A lot of sick chickens are coming home to roost in New York State this spring. For the last year, the major marketer has been dumping milk. Heading into the spring flush, the state is awash in milk. Some handlers are terminating dairy farmers marketing arrangements. Beware of Dirty Cash Flow Games from New Owners p. If financial practices at Anheuser-Busch are any clue, suppliers to Kraft Foods have reason to worry once the Kraft Heinz deal is completed.

Judge Dismisses Proposed Settlement in Northeast Antitrust Case vs. On March 31, Judge Christina Reiss of the Federal District Court for the District of Vermont dismissed the proposed settlement in the Northeast dairy antitrust litigation. Reiss ruling stated that the Proposed Settlement was not in the best interests of the classes.

The animal welfare agenda is front-burner for dairy. Meanwhile, National Milk Producers Federation is pushing hard for its FARM program — detailing animal treatment protocols backed up by inspections.

Canadian Milk Quota System to the in the Cross-hairs of World Trade Negotiations p. MPC imports used in cheese and yogurt manufacture are killing demand for domestic farm milk. Handlers Dump About 10 Large Dairies in NY p. Kraft made all the wrong moves. Read what a former top-level Kraft cheese executive said!!! Paris Reidhead details a recent fiasco for a Monsanto-inspired, pro-food biotech executive on a French television interview.

New York Times Writer: Why are We Guinea Pigs? Paris Reidhead summarizes the recent column by Mark Bittman that appeared in the NYT. Milk Market Order Systems: Plain People on the Interstate of Commerce p. Robert Wills, owner of Cedar Grove Cheese Plain, Wisconsindetails his concern about the performance of federal milk marketing orders.

Warren Taylor, co-president of Snowville Creamery Pomeroy, Ohio details the problems facing small-sized fluid processors due to inequities of the federal milk order pricing system.

Contributor Jim Eichstadt reveals the latest events in the exploding, polluting dairy manure digester in northern Dane County, Wisconsin. Chobani Yogurt Custody Hinges on Euphrates Cheese Ownership p.

Former spouses are at it again, battling in court in Manhattan over control of Chobani Yogurt. Recently, a hearing was held to determine ownership of Euphrates Cheese — a small feta cheese plant in eastern New York. Suggested FMMO Reforms p. Drought Beyond CA p. The latest drought monitor map the federal government shows serious drought extending across major portions of the western two-thirds of the U.

Preliminary reports from Dean Foods indicate a modest loss. Collapse of Cooperative Marketing in Northeast, Mid-East and Southeast p. Too much milk has caused milk-marketing chaos in many parts of the country east of the Mississippi. USDA Requests Comments on FMMO Issues p. USDA has requested a wide-ranging set of comments involving future operations and, indeed, continuation, of federal milk orders. Comments due April Mozzarella production hit an all-time record: An unusual turn of events in the Northeast dairy antitrust litigation … Several lead plaintiffs have written the presiding judge, asking that their lawyers be replaced.

China Using Foreign Investment Protections p 6: Contributor Jim Eichstadt takes a hard look at global trade negotiations. He offers many cautions about ongoing trade talks.