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1 week ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
PDPW is a network of producers and allied industry members from across the nation and globe. We represent every type and size of dairy farm and value the diversity of today's dairy farming business. For more than 40 years, Calf-Tel® has been listening. Listening to your needs, your challenges and your big ideas. We speak your language, because we too have deep experience raising healthy calves. We put the calf first and understand that the we...
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2 weeks ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
The U.S. dairy product export market stumbled in February as cheese continued its strong growth performance, recording a 7% year-over-year improvement in milk solid equivalents (MSE), but nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NFDM/SMP) fell to its lowest export value since 2019, leading to a year-over-year 5% fall in total dairy product exports. Here’s Progressive Dairy’s 30,000-foot look at dairy-related export categories. NFDM/SMP is culprit of weak month despite being No 1.
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3 weeks ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
Producer milk checks will be lower once again in March based on a preview of Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) milk class prices. Announced April 2, March 2025 FMMO Class II, Class III and Class IV milk prices were down once again from the month prior. Class I milk class prices also fell, as announced previously. March 2025 FMMO pooling estimates, uniform prices and producer price differentials (PPDs) will be released April 11-14 and summarized by April 17.
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3 weeks ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
The start of the new year predicted favorable margins throughout 2025. But as the spring flush arrives and consumer spending softens some, while at the same time headwinds are expected for the export markets, new concerns have arisen for the remainder of the year.
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1 month ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
The start of the new year predicted favorable margins throughout 2025. But as the spring flush arrives and consumer spending softens some, while at the same time headwinds are expected for the export markets, new concerns have arisen for the remainder of the year. The bright spot is that feed costs continue falling. “At the start of 2025, there was a strong sense of optimism among producers.
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1 month ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
Basic info:Jeremy Wood, The Hoof Cowboy, southern IdahoOwns and operates Wood Hooftrimming since 1998@TheHoofCowboyFacebook followers: 330,000YouTube subscribers: 18,000How did you get started sharing your hoof trimming profession on social media? I had the opportunity to go to a hoof trimming conference in Denmark in October 2023. There, I met most of the current social media hoof trimming creators, and I was blown away at the demand they expressed for hoof-related content.
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1 month ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne |Karen Lee
For more than 40 years, Calf-Tel® has been listening. Listening to your needs, your challenges and your big ideas. We speak your language, because we too have deep experience raising healthy calves. We put the calf first and understand that the we... Evaluate the health of your embryos in the lab or chute side. Simply record a 30 second video of your embryos(s) in culture and let EmVision, our data-driven, machine learning platform do the rest.
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1 month ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
Academia, industry allies and dairy producers each brought unique perspectives for how to best manage dairy waste at the 2025 Midwest Manure Summit Feb. 26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. From anaerobic digesters to in-season applications to fiber bedding and more, manure has gone from a waste to a valuable resource on dairy farms of all sizes, as highlighted during the one-day event.
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1 month ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
There are many ways to optimize the efficiency of farms, but one of the most effective manners is by doing so with the equipment already installed on the dairy. And, with hot weather not too many months away, now may be the time to consider equipment tune-ups. “The way I look at tune-ups is that first hot week of the year, Memorial Day weekend, and you have to make a service call. Maybe it’s the refrigeration guy and it’s 2 in the morning,” Kevin Weiler said.
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1 month ago | 
agproud.com | Jenn Coyne
The U.S. dairy export market noted gains in most major product categories, a trend that was apparent as 2024 came to a close. Cheese exports saw year-over-year volume gains for the 13th consecutive month and low-protein whey shipments rose 6%, contributing to an impressive 20% rise in year-over-year U.S. export value. Yet, there are plenty of uncertainties that will shape exports in 2025. Here’s Progressive Dairy’s 30,000-foot look at dairy-related export categories.
