USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff are working on a DMC program rule amendment, anticipating an announcement of enrollment provisions early in calendar year 2024.

From this week's USDA World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Crop Production reports, Progressive Dairy summarizes factors potentially impacting dairy producer income.

The decline in U.S. dairy exports slowed, but economic factors continue to challenge U.S. suppliers.

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy as we approach the middle of December 2023.

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy as we close out the first full week of December 2023.

Producers whose milk was pooled on the three southeastern U.S. FMMOs in March 2023 must have ballots postmarked by Dec. 22 to be included in determining approval of the orders as amended.

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy finances as the calendar turns to December 2023.

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy during the first full week of December 2023.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its latest Ag Prices report on Nov. 30, including factors used to calculate October 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margins and indemnity payments.

Checks for November milk production will again reflect diverging Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class III-IV milk prices.