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Proposal seeks to strengthen disease traceability regulations

The proposed USDA rule would require some cattle crossing state lines to have eartags that are both visually and electronically readable.

January 18, 2023

Tyrell Marchant

On Jan. 18, USDA-APHIS announced a proposed rule to amend animal disease traceability regulations. The public comment period regarding the proposal is open through March 22, 2023. If the proposal becomes law, official USDA tags would be defined as those that are both visually and electronically readable.

December FMMO uniform prices down as Class IV pooling remains low

Here is Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of the numbers to provide some additional transparency on your milk check.

January 13, 2023

Dave Natzke

Class IV pooling across all FMMOs represented about 8% of the total milk pooled. It was the 10th month in 2022 that Class IV pooling was below 10% of total milk pooled.

GAP compliance opens more doors

January 9, 2023

Kimberly Williams-Brackett

More regulations mean more cost, with no compensating price increase, and businesses sometimes struggle to keep up.

U.S.-Canada dairy trade relationship remains strained

FMMO Class I mover, southeast U.S. proposal updates

January 6, 2023

Dave Natzke

Progressive Dairy summarizes issues in the news and attempts to describe how they might affect dairy farmers.

Weekly Digest: USTR to press for Canadian USMCA dairy compliance

December 21, 2022

Dave Natzke

Digest highlights

USTR to press for Canadian USMCA dairy compliance
Canadian dairy farmers to receive fourth DDPP payment
Fed raises interest rates
GDT index falls
2022 Census of Agriculture response deadline is Feb. 6, 2023
Other news, briefly

Dairy risk management calendar: January 2023

December 20, 2022

Dave Natzke

With recent forecasts predicting lower milk prices and tighter dairy income margins ahead, is 2023 the year you explore dairy risk management options?

A new year’s view of estate taxes, transportation credits

The USDA received a formal proposal to amend inter-market transportation credits and establish distributing plant delivery credits in Federal Milk Marketing Orders serving southeastern U.S.

December 16, 2022

Dave Natzke

Progressive Dairy summarizes issues in the news and attempts to describe how they might affect dairy farmers.