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Milk futures, cash dairy mixed Thursday
Brownfield Ag NewsThu Apr 18, 4:40PM CDT
Milk futures and the cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April Class III milk was up $.10 at $15.57. May was up $0.19 at $17.41. June was up $0.09 at $17.64. July was down $0.01 at $18.05. August through November contracts ranged from unchanged in...
The efforts by the dairy industry to reduce environmental impacts
Brownfield Ag NewsThu Apr 18, 6:00AM CDT
April is Earth Month, a time to recognize the importance of our environment and natural resources. The U.S. dairy industry does its part to reduce environmental impacts while providing nutritious milk. Jessica Kassel with the St. Louis Dairy Council says dairy cows are excellent at upcycling food waste. AUDIO: Healthy...
Minnesota House Ag Committee puts finishing touches on omnibus bill
Brownfield Ag NewsWed Apr 17, 8:40PM CDT
The chair of the Minnesota House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee says they are finalizing an omnibus bill that includes funding for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation Program. “Keeping AGRI whole.” Democrat Samantha Vang tells Brownfield the program supports biofuels, dairy, value-added agriculture, and can be used to address...
HPAI in dairy cattle not impacting demand, markets
Brownfield Ag NewsWed Apr 17, 2:48PM CDT
A market consultant says the recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in lactating dairy cows is not affecting demand or the dairy markets. Mike North with Ever.ag tells Brownfield, “Now that we know what it is and we’ve watched how cows perform and how they work their way through...
CME milk futures lower, cash dairy mixed Wednesday
Brownfield Ag NewsWed Apr 17, 2:48PM CDT
Milk futures were mostly lower and the cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April Class III milk was up $0.07 at $15.54. May was down $0.15 at $17.16. June was down $0.21 at $17.44. July was down $0.17 at $17.90. August through November contracts ranged...
New Midwest Dairy CEO looks to build trust with younger consumers
Brownfield Ag NewsWed Apr 17, 10:16AM CDT
The new CEO of Midwest Dairy is looking to build trust with consumers. Corey Scott tells Brownfield increasing dairy consumption is the intention of the Checkoff and they use consumer research as a guide. “Some of the generations coming behind us, so I’m a millennial, we’re being followed by Gen...
McKalip: HPAI in dairy hasn’t caused trade disruptions
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Apr 16, 4:08PM CDT
The chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in U.S. dairy cattle hasn’t caused global trade disruptions. Doug McKalip says that’s because U.S. milk is pasteurized. “It’s been a key part of our conversations with trading partners to...
CME milk futures, cash dairy mostly higher Tuesday
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Apr 16, 4:08PM CDT
Milk futures and the cash dairy prices were mostly higher Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April Class III milk was up $0.05 at $15.49. May was up $0.36 at $17.22. June was up $0.33 at $17.57. July was up $0.20 at $17.98. August through November contracts ranged from two...