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Dairy risk management calendar: April 2024

Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.

March 23, 2024

Jenn Coyne

Here's Progressive Dairy’s look ahead at important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions, as well as other information impacting your milk check in April.

Panel discusses practical solutions for improving employee retention, compliance, culture

Incorporating relevant technology, providing career development options and building a good team culture are three ways to address labor challenges and improve employee retention.

March 22, 2024

Kimmi Devaney

Compliance and building a beneficial team culture are two of the greatest labor challenges observed by Michelle Kohls from Kohls Dairy Farm, Helen Korzec with GPS Nutrition and Evan Platte with Merck Animal Health.

How is your dairy negativity bias?

Purposely looking for positive moments each day can help to overcome negativity bias.

March 19, 2024

Michele Payn

That condemning remark from a co-worker or classmate? You’re far more likely to stew on it longer than the three compliments you heard the same day. Come to find out, there’s a reason my thoughts go negative (besides my impatience). Negativity bias. It is a condition few know about, but we all have.

What is the value of your dairy farm’s environmental footprint?

March 12, 2024

Olivia Godber and Quirine M. Ketterings

The U.S. dairy industry is under growing pressure to meet environmental stewardship goals and expectations set by policy makers, dairy processors, retailers, and consumers.

Land use considerations and solar development

March 12, 2024

Joe Lawrence

Solar energy production is being rapidly deployed across the U.S. in a transition to cleaner energy sources. Advancements in solar technology have significantly increased its efficiency in recent decades and more advances are on the horizon.

Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth and tall waterhemp in Northeast—A new frontier

March 12, 2024

Vipan Kumar

Two new pigweed species including Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson) and tall waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer), which are commonly found in midwestern and southern United States, have been identified recently in the Northeastern (NE) region.

USDA milk production lower due to lower cow inventories

The 2024 milk production forecast was lowered from last month. In addition, strong demand and price strength raised cheese and butter prices, while nonfat dry milk and whey price forecasts were lowered based on recent prices.

March 11, 2024

Audrey Schmitz

The USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report identifies milk and feed factors potentially impacting dairy producer income in the year ahead.

Weekly Digest: Benchmarking farm employee compensation

Updates on dairy programs and recent cow number and dairy trade reports.

March 7, 2024

Karen Lee

Here is a summary of news released this week that will have an impact on your dairy operation.

Economic Update: Congress releases first six budget bills, including agriculture

The all-milk and mailbox price spread widened last November while FSA interest rates continue downward this month.

March 4, 2024

Dave Natzke and Karen Lee

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy’s financial picture as we begin March 2024.

February FMMO milk class prices inch higher

Milk checks for February milk production should reflect slightly higher Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class II, III and IV milk prices, offset by a lower Class I milk price.

February 29, 2024

Dave Natzke

February 2023 Federal Milk Marketing Order pooling estimates, uniform prices and producer price differentials are scheduled to be released on March 11-14.

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Dairy risk management calendar: April 2024

Panel discusses practical solutions for improving employee retention, compliance, culture

How is your dairy negativity bias?

What is the value of your dairy farm’s environmental footprint?

Land use considerations and solar development

Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth and tall waterhemp in Northeast—A new frontier

USDA milk production lower due to lower cow inventories

Weekly Digest: Benchmarking farm employee compensation

Economic Update: Congress releases first six budget bills, including agriculture

February FMMO milk class prices inch higher

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Why dairy farmers invest

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